An equity score of 69/100 ranks Wiscasset Public Schools #26 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,547 per pupil, Wiscasset Public Schools ranks #79 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
461
Total Enrollment
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$20,547
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wiscasset Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 461 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,547 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 64.8% local, 28.2% 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. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #26 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 168.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 2.7% Asian, 2.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wiscasset Middle/High School, enrolling 198 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Wiscasset Middle/High School accounts for 43.0% of all Wiscasset Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wiscasset 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Wiscasset Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 168:1 — 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.
Wiscasset Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 461 students.
How much does Wiscasset Public Schools spend per student?
Wiscasset Public Schools spends $20,547 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #26 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Wiscasset Public Schools?
Wiscasset Public Schools students are 92.0% White, 2.7% Asian, 2.6% African American, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wiscasset Public Schools?
Wiscasset Public Schools has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #26 out of 131 districts in Maine.