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Orrington, Maine - 1 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Orrington Public Schools #130 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,041 per pupil, Orrington Public Schools ranks #193 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Orrington Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 415 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $12,041 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 49.5% local, 44.9% state, and 5.6% 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 18/100, ranked #130 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.
a 346:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Center Drive School, enrolling 346 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Center Drive School accounts for 83.4% of all Orrington Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Orrington Public Schools a distant remainder — means Orrington 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.
Orrington Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 346:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Orrington Public Schools is typically wider than the Orrington Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Orrington Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 415 students.
How much does Orrington Public Schools spend per student?
Orrington Public Schools spends $12,041 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #130 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Orrington Public Schools?
Orrington Public Schools students are 94.8% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Orrington Public Schools?
Orrington Public Schools has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #130 out of 131 districts in Maine.