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Westbrook, Maine - 5 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Westbrook Public Schools #17 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,236 per pupil, Westbrook Public Schools ranks #83 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,335
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,236
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westbrook Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,335 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,236 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 42.7% local, 42.4% state, and 14.8% 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 74/100, ranked #17 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 267.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 28.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.5% White, 24.4% African American, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Saccarappa School, with a diversity index of 64.9/100.
Its largest campus is Westbrook High School, enrolling 719 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oxford-Cumberland Canal School, at 188 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Westbrook High School accounts for 30.6% of all Westbrook Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Westbrook Public Schools-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.
Westbrook Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Westbrook Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 188 students (lowest) to 719 students (highest), a spread of 531 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Westbrook Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Westbrook Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 267:1 — 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 Westbrook Public Schools is typically wider than the Westbrook Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Westbrook Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 28.0% — 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 Westbrook Public Schools is typically wider than the Westbrook Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Westbrook Public Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,335 students.
How much does Westbrook Public Schools spend per student?
Westbrook Public Schools spends $19,236 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #17 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Westbrook Public Schools?
Westbrook Public Schools students are 58.5% White, 24.4% African American, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westbrook Public Schools?
Westbrook Public Schools has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #17 out of 131 districts in Maine.