Enrollment
36
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Cutler, ME
Bay Ridge Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Bay Ridge Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230006501020
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bay Ridge Elementary earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Maine schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Maine.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.2:1
- small classes for Maine
- 41.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 36
- students enrolled
Bay Ridge Elementary has class sizes smaller than 92% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Cutler Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230006501020 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.2:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
41.8%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+23% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bay Ridge Elementary compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bay Ridge Elementary
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Bay Ridge 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.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Bay Ridge Elementary serves a higher-need student population than most Maine campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
Student support operates inside a leaner district budget
Bay Ridge Elementary's district reports $11,747 in per-pupil expenditure, at least 15% below the Maine average of $20,083. That district-wide constraint gives the campus-level support fields added meaning: counselor loads, specialist staffing, and program access are being reported within a comparatively lean spending environment. F-33 does not publish this school's own budget, so the comparison describes district context rather than dollars assigned to this building.
Bay Ridge Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Cutler, Maine, enrolling 36 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.2:1, Bay Ridge Elementary is leaner than roughly 92% of Maine schools and 35% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 41.8% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Maine schools, with 36 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Cutler Public Schools spends $11,747 per pupil, 42% below the Maine average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Cutler Public Schools operates only this one school, so Bay Ridge Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 36 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 Bay Ridge Elementary compares
Bay Ridge 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 | 7.2:1 | ▼ 35% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 41.8% | ▲ 23% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 36 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.2:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
36
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
41.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 23% 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
7.2:1
students per teacher
- 35% below state mean
Top 8% in Maine - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$11,747
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 91.7%
Two or More 5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.8%
Largest group: White at 91.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.5, Bay Ridge Elementary is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cutler Public Schools, which includes Bay Ridge Elementary.
$11,747
Per student
-42%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.8%
State 40.3%
Federal 2.9%
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 (~36 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bay Ridge Elementary
How many students attend Bay Ridge Elementary?
Bay Ridge Elementary has 36 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cutler, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bay Ridge Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Bay Ridge Elementary is 7.2:1, which is 35% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 54% 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 Bay Ridge Elementary?
41.8% of students at Bay Ridge Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bay Ridge Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Bay Ridge Elementary is White at 91.7% of enrollment, in Cutler, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bay Ridge Elementary?
Bay Ridge Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (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 Cutler Public Schools?
None reported; Cutler Public Schools operates only Bay Ridge Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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