Enrollment
132
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Appleton, ME
Appleton Village School
Federal NCES profile for Appleton Village School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230251000906
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 74
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Appleton Village School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Maine schools.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.8:1
- small classes for Maine
- 22.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 132
- students enrolled
Appleton Village School has class sizes smaller than 90% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Appleton Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230251000906 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
22.2%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-35% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Appleton Village School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Appleton Village School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Appleton Village 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
Appleton Village 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.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Appleton Village School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Appleton Village School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Appleton, Maine, enrolling 132 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, Appleton Village School is leaner than roughly 90% of Maine schools and 30% 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 22.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 132 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 569 Maine schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 72 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maine schools statewide, it ranks #5, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 10/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 132 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Appleton Public Schools spends $25,496 per pupil, 27% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 17.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Appleton Public Schools operates only this one school, so Appleton Village School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Appleton Village School compares
Appleton Village 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 | 7.8:1 | ▼ 30% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 22.2% | ▼ 35% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 132 | top 75% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
22.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 35% 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
7.8:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 10% in Maine - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.2%
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
$25,496
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 132 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 94.7%
African American 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Asian 0.8%
Largest group: White at 94.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.2, Appleton Village School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Appleton Public Schools, which includes Appleton Village School.
$25,496
Per student
+27%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+54%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
State 82.4%
Federal 17.6%
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 (~132 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Appleton Village School
How many students attend Appleton Village School?
Appleton Village School has 132 students enrolled. It is a public school in Appleton, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Appleton Village School?
The student-teacher ratio at Appleton Village School is 7.8:1, which is 30% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 50% 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 Appleton Village School?
22.2% of students at Appleton Village School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Appleton Village School?
The largest demographic group at Appleton Village School is White at 94.7% of enrollment, in Appleton, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Appleton Village School?
Appleton Village School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (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 Appleton Public Schools?
None reported; Appleton Public Schools operates only Appleton Village School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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