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Millinocket, Maine - 2 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Millinocket Public Schools #42 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,632 per pupil, Millinocket Public Schools ranks #134 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
443
Total Enrollment
2
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$16,632
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Millinocket Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 443 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Penobscot County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,632 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.3% local, 43.8% state, and 15.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 60/100, ranked #42 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 229:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 3.0% African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Stearns Jr-Sr High School, enrolling 229 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Stearns Jr-Sr High School accounts for 51.7% of all Millinocket Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Millinocket Public Schools a distant remainder — means Millinocket Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Millinocket Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 229:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Millinocket Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 36.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Millinocket Public Schools?
Millinocket Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 443 students.
How much does Millinocket Public Schools spend per student?
Millinocket Public Schools spends $16,632 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #42 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Millinocket Public Schools?
Millinocket Public Schools students are 93.4% White, 3.0% African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Millinocket Public Schools?
Millinocket Public Schools has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #42 out of 131 districts in Maine.