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Augusta, Maine - 1 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Maine Arts Academy #115 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,249 per pupil, Maine Arts Academy ranks #192 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Maine Arts Academy operates 1 public schools serving 225 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kennebec County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,249 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 21 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.4% local, 83.9% state, and 14.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #115 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 28.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Maine Arts Academy School, enrolling 245 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Maine Arts Academy School accounts for 100.0% of all Maine Arts Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Maine Arts Academy a distant remainder — means Maine Arts Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Maine Arts Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 28.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Maine Arts Academy is typically wider than the Maine Arts Academy-aggregate figure suggests.