Enrollment
98
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Northport, ME
Edna Drinkwater School
Federal NCES profile for Edna Drinkwater School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 231482400444
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Edna Drinkwater School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Maine schools.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.2:1
- small classes for Maine
- 29.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 98
- students enrolled
Edna Drinkwater School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Northport Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 231482400444 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.2:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-26% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.8%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Edna Drinkwater School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Edna Drinkwater School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Edna Drinkwater 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.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Edna Drinkwater School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Maine schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Edna Drinkwater School's 31.6% 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.
Edna Drinkwater School is a mid-sized elementary school in Northport, Maine, enrolling 98 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.2:1, Edna Drinkwater School is leaner than roughly 87% of Maine schools and 26% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.8% lands close to the Maine typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 98 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 68 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #20.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Northport Public Schools operates only this one school, so Edna Drinkwater 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 Edna Drinkwater School compares
Edna Drinkwater 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 | 8.2:1 | ▼ 26% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.8% | ▼ 12% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 98 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.2:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
98
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 12% 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
8.2:1
students per teacher
- 26% below state mean
Top 13% in Maine - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.6%
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
$23,413
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 + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 93.9%
Two or More 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.0%
Asian 1.0%
Largest group: White at 93.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 11.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 11.7, Edna Drinkwater School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Northport Public Schools, which includes Edna Drinkwater School.
$23,413
Per student
+17%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 83.0%
State 9.8%
Federal 7.2%
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 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 (~98 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.2:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Edna Drinkwater School
How many students attend Edna Drinkwater School?
Edna Drinkwater School has 98 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Northport, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edna Drinkwater School?
The student-teacher ratio at Edna Drinkwater School is 8.2:1, which is 26% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 48% 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 Edna Drinkwater School?
29.8% of students at Edna Drinkwater School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Edna Drinkwater School?
The largest demographic group at Edna Drinkwater School is White at 93.9% of enrollment, in Northport, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Edna Drinkwater School?
Edna Drinkwater School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Northport Public Schools?
None reported; Northport Public Schools operates only Edna Drinkwater School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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