Enrollment
44
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Alexander, ME
Alexander Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Alexander Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230228000975
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Alexander Elementary earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Maine schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Maine.
- 35
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.8:1
- small classes for Maine
- 40.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 44
- students enrolled
Alexander Elementary has class sizes smaller than 82% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Alexander Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230228000975 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-21% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
40.0%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+18% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Alexander Elementary compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Alexander Elementary
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Alexander Elementary 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.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Alexander Elementary's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad Maine middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Alexander Elementary's 36.4% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Alexander Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Alexander, Maine, enrolling 44 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 40.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Maine schools, with 44 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 18 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #13.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment) (diversity index 5/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 15.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Alexander Public Schools operates only this one school, so Alexander Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 44 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 Alexander Elementary compares
Alexander Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Maine and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Maine | Maine avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.8:1 | ▼ 21% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 40.0% | ▲ 18% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 44 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
44
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
40.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 18% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 21% below state mean
Top 18% in Maine - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,739
per pupil, district-wide
- above Maine avg of $20,083
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 97.7%
Two or More 2.3%
Largest group: White at 97.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 4.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 4.5, Alexander Elementary is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Alexander Public Schools, which includes Alexander Elementary.
$21,739
Per student
+8%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 60.7%
State 24.0%
Federal 15.3%
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 (~44 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Alexander Elementary
How many students attend Alexander Elementary?
Alexander Elementary has 44 students enrolled. It is a public school in Alexander, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexander Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Alexander Elementary is 8.8:1, which is 21% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 44% 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 Alexander Elementary?
40.0% of students at Alexander Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alexander Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Alexander Elementary is White at 97.7% of enrollment, in Alexander, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Alexander Elementary?
Alexander Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Alexander Public Schools?
None reported; Alexander Public Schools operates only Alexander Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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