Enrollment
25
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Andover, ME
Andover Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Andover Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231482300505
👥 S:T ratio 75
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Andover Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Maine schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Maine.
- 35
- Resource Index · Typical
- 6.3:1
- small classes for Maine
- 20.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 25
- students enrolled
Andover Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Andover Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 231482300505 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.3:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-43% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
20.0%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-41% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Andover Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Andover Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Andover Elementary 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 measured need does not translate into broad resources
Andover Elementary School's free-meal eligibility sits below much of the Maine distribution, yet its Resource Investment Index also lands in the lower tier. That breaks the common assumption that a lower-need intake automatically produces stronger reported capacity. The component scores below are therefore more useful than a socioeconomic shortcut: staffing, counselors, gifted access, and attendance determine where the composite is being lost.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Andover Elementary School's 52.0% 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.
Andover Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Andover, Maine, enrolling 25 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.3:1, Andover Elementary School is leaner than roughly 96% of Maine schools and 43% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 20.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Maine schools, with 25 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 52.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Andover Public Schools operates only this one school, so Andover Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 25 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 Andover Elementary School compares
Andover Elementary 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 | 6.3:1 | ▼ 43% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 20.0% | ▼ 41% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 25 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.3:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
25
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
20.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 41% below the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
6.3:1
students per teacher
- 43% below state mean
Top 4% in Maine - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
52.0%
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
$20,833
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
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 84.0%
Hispanic or Latino 12.0%
Two or More 4.0%
Largest group: White at 84.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Andover Elementary School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Andover Public Schools, which includes Andover Elementary School.
$20,833
Per student
+4%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.5%
State 25.2%
Federal 7.3%
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 (~25 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Andover Elementary School
How many students attend Andover Elementary School?
Andover Elementary School has 25 students enrolled. It is a public school in Andover, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Andover Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Andover Elementary School is 6.3:1, which is 43% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 60% 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 Andover Elementary School?
20.0% of students at Andover Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Andover Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Andover Elementary School is White at 84.0% of enrollment, in Andover, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Andover Elementary School?
Andover Elementary School 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 Andover Public Schools?
None reported; Andover Public Schools operates only Andover Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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