Enrollment
132
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Jackman, ME
Forest Hills Consolidated School
Federal NCES profile for Forest Hills Consolidated School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231062000337
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 74
📋 Attendance 5
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Forest Hills Consolidated School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Maine schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.3:1
- small classes for Maine
- 26.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 132
- students enrolled
Forest Hills Consolidated School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.3:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-34% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
26.8%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Forest Hills Consolidated School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Forest Hills Consolidated School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Forest Hills Consolidated 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
Forest Hills Consolidated 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
Forest Hills Consolidated School's 37.9% 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.
Forest Hills Consolidated School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Jackman, Maine, enrolling 132 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.3:1, Forest Hills Consolidated School is leaner than roughly 91% of Maine schools and 34% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 26.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 132 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 87 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #20.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 132 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Rsu 82/Msad 12 operates only this one school, so Forest Hills Consolidated 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 Forest Hills Consolidated School compares
Forest Hills Consolidated 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 | 7.3:1 | ▼ 34% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 26.8% | ▼ 21% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 132 | top 75% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
26.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 21% 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
7.3:1
students per teacher
- 34% below state mean
Top 9% in Maine - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.9%
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
$20,765
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 132 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 93.2%
African American 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
Asian 0.8%
Largest group: White at 93.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.0, Forest Hills Consolidated School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rsu 82/Msad 12, which includes Forest Hills Consolidated School.
$20,765
Per student
+3%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.0%
State 32.4%
Federal 4.6%
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 (~132 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Forest Hills Consolidated School
How many students attend Forest Hills Consolidated School?
Forest Hills Consolidated School has 132 students enrolled. It is a public school in Jackman, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Hills Consolidated School?
The student-teacher ratio at Forest Hills Consolidated School is 7.3:1, which is 34% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 54% 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 Forest Hills Consolidated School?
26.8% of students at Forest Hills Consolidated School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Forest Hills Consolidated School?
The largest demographic group at Forest Hills Consolidated School is White at 93.2% of enrollment, in Jackman, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Forest Hills Consolidated School?
Forest Hills Consolidated School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Rsu 82/Msad 12?
None reported; Rsu 82/Msad 12 operates only Forest Hills Consolidated School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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