Enrollment
146
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Danforth, ME
East Grand School
Federal NCES profile for East Grand School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231068000344
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
East Grand School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Maine schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.7:1
- small classes for Maine
- 67.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 146
- students enrolled
East Grand School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Rsu 84/Msad 14 · Maine
NCES ID 231068000344 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.7:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-13% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
67.4%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+98% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How East Grand School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at East Grand School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
East Grand School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Maine schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
East Grand School serves a higher-need student population than most Maine campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
East Grand School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
East Grand School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Danforth, Maine, enrolling 146 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need is high: 67.4% of students qualify for free meals, 98% above the Maine average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 146 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 24 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #7.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).
16.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Rsu 84/Msad 14 spends $27,367 per pupil, 36% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Rsu 84/Msad 14 operates only this one school, so East Grand 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 East Grand School compares
East Grand 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 | 9.7:1 | ▼ 13% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.4% | ▲ 98% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 146 | top 73% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
146
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
67.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 98% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher
- 13% below state mean
Top 26% in Maine - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$27,367
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 91.8%
Asian 2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.1%
African American 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or More 0.7%
Largest group: White at 91.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.6, East Grand School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rsu 84/Msad 14, which includes East Grand School.
$27,367
Per student
+36%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+65%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.0%
State 37.5%
Federal 7.4%
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 (~146 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about East Grand School
How many students attend East Grand School?
East Grand School has 146 students enrolled. It is a public school in Danforth, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Grand School?
The student-teacher ratio at East Grand School is 9.7:1, which is 13% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 38% 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 East Grand School?
67.4% of students at East Grand School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of East Grand School?
The largest demographic group at East Grand School is White at 91.8% of enrollment, in Danforth, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for East Grand School?
East Grand 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, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Rsu 84/Msad 14?
None reported; Rsu 84/Msad 14 operates only East Grand School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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