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Buckfield Jr-Sr High School

Federal NCES profile for Buckfield Jr-Sr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231479501053
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👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
students per teacher
33.8%
free-lunch eligible
228
students enrolled

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

School address

Buckfield, ME 04220
District: Rsu 10 · Maine

NCES ID 231479501053 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+17 students YoY

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School grew from 222 students in 2022-23 to 239 in 2023-24 (+7.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 22.1 → 21.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+17 students YoY 231479501053 · Buckfield, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

228 enr · 10.4:1 · 33.8% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Mountain Valley Middle School (376 students)

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School grew from 222 students in 2022-23 to 239 in 2023-24 (+7.7%). Teacher FTE lost 22.1 → 21.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Buckfield Jr-Sr High School reports 228 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Buckfield Jr-Sr High School compares

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maine Maine avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 6% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 33.8% ▼ 1% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 228 top 53% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
228
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
33.8%
free-lunch eligible - 1% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 39% in Maine - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
53.1%
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
$19,761
per pupil, district-wide - below Maine avg of $20,907
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 228 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.4%
Two or More 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino 0.9%
African American 0.4%

Largest group: White at 97.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.1, Buckfield Jr-Sr High School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Rsu 10 reports $19,761 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Buckfield Jr-Sr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mountain Valley Middle School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Mountain Valley High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Meroby Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Rumford Elementary Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Buckfield Jr-Sr High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rsu 10 · 5 sibling schools

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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.

Similar enrollment (~228 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Buckfield Jr-Sr High School

How many students attend Buckfield Jr-Sr High School?

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School has 228 students enrolled. It is a public school in Buckfield, ME. CCD year-over-year: 222 (2022-23) → 239 (2023-24), up 17.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckfield Jr-Sr High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Buckfield Jr-Sr High School is 10.4:1, which is 6% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 34% 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 Buckfield Jr-Sr High School?

33.8% of students at Buckfield Jr-Sr High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Buckfield Jr-Sr High School?

The largest demographic group at Buckfield Jr-Sr High School is White at 97.4% of enrollment, in Buckfield, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Buckfield Jr-Sr High School?

Buckfield Jr-Sr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical 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 Rsu 10?

Besides Buckfield Jr-Sr High School, Rsu 10 also operates Mountain Valley Middle School (376 students), Mountain Valley High School (369 students), and Hartford-Sumner Elementary School (297 students). See the Rsu 10 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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