Enrollment
23
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Charlotte, ME
Charlotte Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Charlotte Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230416000119
👥 S:T ratio 77
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 77
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Charlotte Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Maine schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Maine.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 5.8:1
- small classes for Maine
- 39.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 23
- students enrolled
Charlotte Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Charlotte Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230416000119 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.8:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
39.1%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Charlotte Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Charlotte Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Charlotte Elementary School 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Charlotte Elementary School falls within the wide middle of the Maine distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Charlotte Elementary School's 56.5% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Charlotte Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Charlotte, Maine, enrolling 23 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.8:1, Charlotte Elementary School is leaner than roughly 97% of Maine schools and 48% 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 39.1% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Maine schools, with 23 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 569 scored Maine schools.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 115 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 56.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Charlotte Public Schools spends $25,500 per pupil, 27% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Charlotte Public Schools operates only this one school, so Charlotte Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 23 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 Charlotte Elementary School compares
Charlotte Elementary 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 | 5.8:1 | ▼ 48% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 39.1% | ▲ 15% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 23 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.8:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
23
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
39.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 15% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
5.8:1
students per teacher
- 48% below state mean
Top 3% in Maine - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
56.5%
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
$25,500
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
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Charlotte Public Schools, which includes Charlotte Elementary School.
$25,500
Per student
+27%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+54%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.6%
State 45.0%
Federal 11.5%
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 (~23 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Charlotte Elementary School
How many students attend Charlotte Elementary School?
Charlotte Elementary School has 23 students enrolled. It is a public school in Charlotte, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charlotte Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Charlotte Elementary School is 5.8:1, which is 48% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 63% 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 Charlotte Elementary School?
39.1% of students at Charlotte Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Charlotte Elementary School?
Charlotte Elementary 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 Charlotte Public Schools?
None reported; Charlotte Public Schools operates only Charlotte Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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