Other / mixed grade configuration · East Machias, ME

Elm Street School-East Machias

Federal NCES profile for Elm Street School-East Machias, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230006200560
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Elm Street School-East Machias earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of Maine schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical
12.6:1
large classes for Maine
36.9%
free-lunch eligible
176
students enrolled

Elm Street School-East Machias has class sizes larger than 80% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

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

+7 students YoY

Elm Street School-East Machias held near 194 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 14.6 → 15.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+7 students YoY 230006200560 · East Machias, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

176 enr · 12.6:1 · 36.9% lunch · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Elm Street School-East Machias held near 194 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 14.6 → 15.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Elm Street School-East Machias compares

Elm Street School-East Machias held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maine Maine avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.6:1 ▲ 14% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 36.9% ▲ 9% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 176 top 66% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
176
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
36.9%
free-lunch eligible - 9% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher - 14% above state mean
Top 80% in Maine - lower ratio than 20% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.9%
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
$10,842
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
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.7%
African American 1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 97.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.5, Elm Street School-East Machias is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

District finance for East Machias Public Schools reports $10,842 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 Elm Street School-East Machias

How many students attend Elm Street School-East Machias?

Elm Street School-East Machias has 176 students enrolled. It is a public school in East Machias, ME. CCD year-over-year: 187 (2022-23) → 194 (2023-24), nearly flat (+7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm Street School-East Machias?

The student-teacher ratio at Elm Street School-East Machias is 12.6:1, which is 14% higher than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Elm Street School-East Machias?

36.9% of students at Elm Street School-East Machias are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elm Street School-East Machias?

The largest demographic group at Elm Street School-East Machias is White at 97.7% of enrollment, in East Machias, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Elm Street School-East Machias?

Elm Street School-East Machias has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical 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 East Machias Public Schools?

None reported; East Machias Public Schools operates only Elm Street School-East Machias 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.