Enrollment
5
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cranberry Isles, ME
Cranberry Isles School
Federal NCES profile for Cranberry Isles School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 230462023153
👥 S:T ratio 80
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 90
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Cranberry Isles School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Maine schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Maine.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5:1
- small classes for Maine
- 5
- students enrolled
Cranberry Isles School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Cranberry Isles Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230462023153 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-55% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Cranberry Isles School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Cranberry Isles School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Cranberry Isles 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.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Cranberry Isles School's 60.0% 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.
Cranberry Isles School is a small elementary school in Cranberry Isles, Maine, enrolling 5 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5:1, Cranberry Isles School is leaner than roughly 98% of Maine schools and 55% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Maine schools, with 5 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (80% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 50 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 60.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Cranberry Isles Public Schools spends $31,000 per pupil, 54% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Cranberry Isles Public Schools operates only this one school, so Cranberry Isles School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 5 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 Cranberry Isles School compares
Cranberry Isles 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 | 5:1 | ▼ 55% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 5 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
5
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher
- 55% below state mean
Top 2% in Maine - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
60.0%
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
$31,000
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
Counselors0.1 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.
Student demographics
White 80.0%
Hispanic or Latino 20.0%
Largest group: White at 80.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 32.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 32.0, Cranberry Isles School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cranberry Isles Public Schools, which includes Cranberry Isles School.
$31,000
Per student
+54%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+87%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 84.1%
State 13.2%
Federal 2.7%
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 elementary 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 (~5 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Cranberry Isles School
How many students attend Cranberry Isles School?
Cranberry Isles School has 5 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cranberry Isles, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cranberry Isles School?
The student-teacher ratio at Cranberry Isles School is 5:1, which is 55% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 68% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cranberry Isles School?
The largest demographic group at Cranberry Isles School is White at 80.0% of enrollment, in Cranberry Isles, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Cranberry Isles School?
Cranberry Isles 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 Cranberry Isles Public Schools?
None reported; Cranberry Isles Public Schools operates only Cranberry Isles School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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