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
0/100100/10068/100
👥 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

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

+8 students YoY

Dayton Consolidated School grew from 120 students in 2022-23 to 128 in 2023-24 (+6.7%).

Teacher FTE added 12.7 → 13.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+8 students YoY 230486000124 · Dayton, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

128 enr · 10.7:1 · 18.3% lunch · RII 68

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Dayton Consolidated School grew from 120 students in 2022-23 to 128 in 2023-24 (+6.7%). Teacher FTE added 12.7 → 13.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Dayton Consolidated School compares

Dayton Consolidated 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 10.7:1 ▼ 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 methodology

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
$9,177
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
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.

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

District finance for Dayton Public Schools reports $9,177 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 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. CCD year-over-year: 120 (2022-23) → 128 (2023-24), up 8.

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, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

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.