Enrollment
128
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Dayton, ME
Dayton Consolidated School
Federal NCES profile for Dayton Consolidated School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230486000124
👥 S:T ratio 57
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 77
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dayton Consolidated School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.7:1
- students per teacher
- 18.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 128
- students enrolled
Dayton Consolidated School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Dayton Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230486000124 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.7:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
18.3%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-46% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dayton Consolidated School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dayton Consolidated School
Dayton Consolidated School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Dayton, Maine, enrolling 128 students.
At 10.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Maine median, within a few percentage points of the 11.1:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 18.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 128 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 569 Maine schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 64 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maine schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Dayton Public Schools spends $8,765 per pupil, 56% below the Maine average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Dayton Public Schools operates only this one school, so Dayton Consolidated School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Dayton Consolidated School compares
Dayton Consolidated 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 | 10.7:1 | ▼ 4% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 18.3% | ▼ 46% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 128 | top 76% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
128
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
18.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 46% 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
10.7:1
students per teacher
- 4% below state mean
Top 46% in Maine - lower ratio than 54% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$8,765
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 93.8%
Asian 2.3%
Two or More 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
Largest group: White at 93.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 11.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 11.9, Dayton Consolidated School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dayton Public Schools, which includes Dayton Consolidated School.
$8,765
Per student
-56%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
-47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.2%
State 44.6%
Federal 5.2%
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 (~128 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Dayton Consolidated School
How many students attend Dayton Consolidated School?
Dayton Consolidated School has 128 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dayton, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton Consolidated School?
The student-teacher ratio at Dayton Consolidated School is 10.7:1, which is 4% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 32% 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 Dayton Consolidated School?
18.3% of students at Dayton Consolidated School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dayton Consolidated School?
The largest demographic group at Dayton Consolidated School is White at 93.8% of enrollment, in Dayton, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dayton Consolidated School?
Dayton Consolidated School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Dayton Consolidated School a good school?
Dayton Consolidated School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Dayton Public Schools?
None reported; Dayton Public Schools operates only Dayton Consolidated School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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