Enrollment
45
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Castine, ME
Adams School
Federal NCES profile for Adams School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 71/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230408000117
👥 S:T ratio 80
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 78
📋 Attendance 95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Adams School earns 71/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Maine schools.
- 71
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5:1
- small classes for Maine
- 5.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 45
- students enrolled
Adams School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Castine Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230408000117 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-55% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
5.7%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-83% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Adams School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Adams School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Adams School sits near the smaller end of the Maine enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Lower need and stronger resource signals align
Adams School reports lower free-meal eligibility than most Maine schools and an above-typical Resource Investment Index. The two measures move together, a pattern consistent with the resource advantages that often accompany a lower-need intake. That association should not be mistaken for a causal verdict about the school; it is a transparent description of how this campus sits on two independent federal-data dimensions.
Attendance is a relative strength
2.2% of Adams School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Adams School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Castine, Maine, enrolling 45 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5:1, Adams School is leaner than roughly 98% of Maine schools and 55% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 5.7% free-meal eligibility runs 83% below the Maine average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Maine schools, with 45 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 569 Maine schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 8/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 113 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Castine Public Schools spends $14,568 per pupil, 27% below the Maine average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Castine Public Schools operates only this one school, so Adams School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 45 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Maine's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Adams School compares
Adams School on the metrics families compare, against Maine and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Maine | Maine avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 5:1 | ▼ 55% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 5.7% | ▼ 83% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 45 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
45
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
5.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 83% below the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher
- 55% below state mean
Top 2% in Maine - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,568
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 95.6%
Asian 4.4%
Largest group: White at 95.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.4, Adams School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Castine Public Schools, which includes Adams School.
$14,568
Per student
-27%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
-12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 87.0%
State 11.1%
Federal 1.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Maine, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~45 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Adams School
How many students attend Adams School?
Adams School has 45 students enrolled. It is a public school in Castine, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams School?
The student-teacher ratio at Adams School is 5:1, which is 55% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 68% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Adams School?
5.7% of students at Adams School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Adams School?
The largest demographic group at Adams School is White at 95.6% of enrollment, in Castine, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Adams School?
Adams School has a Resource Investment Index of 71/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Castine Public Schools?
None reported; Castine Public Schools operates only Adams School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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