At $21,938 per pupil, South Bristol Public Schools ranks #58 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
South Bristol Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 81 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,938 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 82.9% local, 10.0% state, and 7.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 105:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Asian across the district's schools.
South Bristol Elementary School accounts for 77.8% of all South Bristol Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Bristol Public Schools a distant remainder — means South Bristol Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
South Bristol Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 105:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
South Bristol Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — 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 South Bristol Public Schools is typically wider than the South Bristol Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in South Bristol Public Schools?
South Bristol Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 81 students.
How much does South Bristol Public Schools spend per student?
South Bristol Public Schools spends $21,938 per student.
What is the demographic composition of South Bristol Public Schools?
South Bristol Public Schools students are 90.5% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.