Other / mixed grade configuration · Orrington, ME

Center Drive School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230933000255
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Center Drive School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Maine schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
12.8:1
large classes for Maine
24.9%
free-lunch eligible
346
students enrolled

Center Drive School has class sizes larger than 83% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

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

-7 students YoY

Center Drive School held near 354 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 27.4 → 27.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 230933000255 · Orrington, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

346 enr · 12.8:1 · 24.9% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Eden Elementary School (346 students)

Center Drive School held near 354 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 27.4 → 27.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Center Drive School compares

Center Drive 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 12.8:1 ▲ 15% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 24.9% ▼ 27% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 346 top 31% - -

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

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
346
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
24.9%
free-lunch eligible - 27% 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
12.8:1
students per teacher - 15% above state mean
Top 83% in Maine - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,294
per pupil, district-wide - below Maine avg of $20,907
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 346 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.0%
Asian 1.2%
African American 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or More 0.6%

Largest group: White at 94.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.1, Center Drive School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Orrington Public Schools reports $13,294 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 Center Drive School

How many students attend Center Drive School?

Center Drive School has 346 students enrolled. It is a public school in Orrington, ME. CCD year-over-year: 361 (2022-23) → 354 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Center Drive School?

The student-teacher ratio at Center Drive School is 12.8:1, which is 15% higher than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Center Drive School?

24.9% of students at Center Drive School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Center Drive School?

The largest demographic group at Center Drive School is White at 94.8% of enrollment, in Orrington, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Center Drive School?

Center Drive School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Orrington Public Schools?

None reported; Orrington Public Schools operates only Center Drive 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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