Enrollment
234
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.2:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.6%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ashland District School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ashland District School
Ashland District School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Ashland, Maine, enrolling 234 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 30.6% lands close to the Maine typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 234 students, its enrollment sits close to the Maine median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 155 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #45.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 7/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 33.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Rsu 32/Msad 32 operates only this one school, so Ashland District 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 Ashland District School compares
Ashland District 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$21,176
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
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rsu 32/Msad 32, which includes Ashland District School.
$21,176
Per student
+5%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.2%
State 44.1%
Federal 12.7%
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 (~234 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.2:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Ashland District School a good school?
Ashland District School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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