Other / mixed grade configuration · Ashland, ME

Ashland District School

Federal NCES profile for Ashland District School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231128023125
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ashland District School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.

49
Resource Index · Higher
10.2:1
students per teacher
30.6%
free-lunch eligible
234
students enrolled

Ashland District School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-1 students YoY

Ashland District School held near 231 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 23.5 → 23.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 231128023125 · Ashland, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

234 enr · 10.2:1 · 30.6% lunch · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Mcintosh Elementary School (234 students)

Ashland District School held near 231 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 23.5 → 23.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Ashland District School compares

Ashland District School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maine Maine avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.2:1 ▼ 8% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.6% ▼ 10% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 234 top 52% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
234
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
30.6%
free-lunch eligible - 10% 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
10.2:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 34% in Maine - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.3%
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
$22,280
per pupil, district-wide - above Maine avg of $20,907
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
2
in-school suspensions + 21 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.0%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 96.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.4, Ashland District School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Rsu 32/Msad 32 reports $22,280 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ashland District School

How many students attend Ashland District School?

Ashland District School has 234 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ashland, ME. CCD year-over-year: 232 (2022-23) → 231 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashland District School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ashland District School is 10.2:1, which is 8% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 35% 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 Ashland District School?

30.6% of students at Ashland District School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ashland District School?

The largest demographic group at Ashland District School is White at 96.2% of enrollment, in Ashland, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ashland District School?

Ashland District School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher 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 Rsu 32/Msad 32?

None reported; Rsu 32/Msad 32 operates only Ashland District School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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