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Winthrop, Maine - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Winthrop Public Schools #97 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,310 per pupil, Winthrop Public Schools ranks #144 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
831
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,310
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Winthrop Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 831 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $16,310 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 45.2% local, 39.4% state, and 15.4% 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 39/100, ranked #97 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 206.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.9% White, 2.8% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Winthrop High School, with a diversity index of 17.1/100.
Its largest campus is Winthrop Grade School, enrolling 372 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Winthrop Grade School accounts for 44.8% of all Winthrop Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Winthrop 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.
Winthrop Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 207:1 — 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.
Winthrop Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 29.4% — 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 Winthrop Public Schools is typically wider than the Winthrop Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Winthrop Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 831 students.
How much does Winthrop Public Schools spend per student?
Winthrop Public Schools spends $16,310 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #97 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Winthrop Public Schools?
Winthrop Public Schools students are 91.9% White, 2.8% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Winthrop Public Schools?
Winthrop Public Schools has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #97 out of 131 districts in Maine.