High school (grades 9-12) · Boothbay Harbor, ME

Boothbay Region High School

Federal NCES profile for Boothbay Region High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 230329000081
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Boothbay Region High School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Maine schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
9.1:1
small classes for Maine
27.9%
free-lunch eligible
172
students enrolled

Boothbay Region High School has class sizes smaller than 80% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

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

-8 students YoY

Boothbay Region High School held near 171 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 19.2 → 19.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 230329000081 · Boothbay Harbor, ME High · SMALL · TRAD

172 enr · 9.1:1 · 27.9% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Boothbay Region Elem School (307 students)

Boothbay Region High School held near 171 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 19.2 → 19.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Boothbay Region High School compares

Boothbay Region High 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 9.1:1 ▼ 18% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.9% ▼ 18% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 172 top 68% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
172
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
27.9%
free-lunch eligible - 18% 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
9.1:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 20% in Maine - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.3%
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
$26,220
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 172 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 97.1%
Two or More 1.7%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.6%

Largest group: White at 97.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.7, Boothbay Region High School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

AP courses offered 11
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd reports $26,220 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Boothbay Region High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Boothbay Region Elem School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Boothbay Region High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd · 1 sibling school

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Nationwide high 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 Boothbay Region High School

How many students attend Boothbay Region High School?

Boothbay Region High School has 172 students enrolled. It is a high school in Boothbay Harbor, ME. CCD year-over-year: 179 (2022-23) → 171 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Boothbay Region High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Boothbay Region High School is 9.1:1, which is 18% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 42% 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 Boothbay Region High School?

27.9% of students at Boothbay Region High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Boothbay Region High School?

The largest demographic group at Boothbay Region High School is White at 97.1% of enrollment, in Boothbay Harbor, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Boothbay Region High School?

Boothbay Region High School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (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 Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd?

Besides Boothbay Region High School, Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd also operates Boothbay Region Elem School (307 students). See the Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd district page for the complete list.

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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