Enrollment
80
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Eastport, ME
Eastport Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Eastport Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230536000912
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Eastport Elementary School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Maine schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Maine
- 53.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 80
- students enrolled
Eastport Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Eastport Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230536000912 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-28% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
53.5%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+57% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Eastport Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Eastport Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Eastport 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
Eastport 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.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Eastport Elementary 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.
Eastport Elementary School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Eastport, Maine, enrolling 80 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Eastport Elementary School is leaner than roughly 89% of Maine schools and 28% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 53.5% of students qualify for free meals, 57% above the Maine average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 80 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 38 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #7.
Its student body is led by White (75%) and Two or More (18%) (diversity index 40/100).
Its district draws 16.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Eastport Public Schools, also runs Shead High School (96 students).
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 Eastport Elementary School compares
Eastport 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 28% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 53.5% | ▲ 57% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 80 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
80
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
53.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 57% 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
8:1
students per teacher
- 28% below state mean
Top 11% in Maine - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$21,559
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
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 75.0%
Two or More 17.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.3%
Largest group: White at 75.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 40.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 40.4, Eastport Elementary School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eastport Public Schools, which includes Eastport Elementary School.
$21,559
Per student
+7%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.6%
State 15.9%
Federal 16.5%
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.
How Eastport Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shead High School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Eastport Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 96
- Students per teacher
- 12:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
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 (~80 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Eastport Elementary School
How many students attend Eastport Elementary School?
Eastport Elementary School has 80 students enrolled. It is a public school in Eastport, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastport Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Eastport Elementary School is 8:1, which is 28% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 49% 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 Eastport Elementary School?
53.5% of students at Eastport Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Eastport Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Eastport Elementary School is White at 75.0% of enrollment, in Eastport, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Eastport Elementary School?
Eastport Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
What other schools are in Eastport Public Schools?
Besides Eastport Elementary School, Eastport Public Schools also operates Shead High School (96 students). See the Eastport Public Schools district page for the complete list.
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