Elementary school (grades K-5) · Friendship, ME

Friendship Village School

Federal NCES profile for Friendship Village School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 231155000482
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👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Friendship Village School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Maine schools.

54
Resource Index · Higher
6.9:1
small classes for Maine
23.8%
free-lunch eligible
62
students enrolled

Friendship Village School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

School address

Friendship, ME 04547
District: Rsu 40/Msad 40 · Maine

NCES ID 231155000482 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-15 students YoY

Friendship Village School shrank from 84 students in 2022-23 to 69 in 2023-24 (-17.9%).

Teacher FTE added 9.0 → 9.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-15 students YoY 231155000482 · Friendship, ME Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

62 enr · 6.9:1 · 23.8% lunch · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Medomak Valley High School (561 students)

Friendship Village School shrank from 84 students in 2022-23 to 69 in 2023-24 (-17.9%). Teacher FTE added 9.0 → 9.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

Friendship Village School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Friendship Village School reports 62 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Friendship Village School compares

Friendship Village School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maine Maine avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.9:1 ▼ 38% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 23.8% ▼ 30% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 62 top 91% - -

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

6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
62
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
23.8%
free-lunch eligible - 30% 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
6.9:1
students per teacher - 38% below state mean
Top 6% in Maine - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
64.5%
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
$19,717
per pupil, district-wide - below Maine avg of $20,907
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.2 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 95.2%
African American 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
Two or More 1.6%

Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.3, Friendship Village School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Rsu 40/Msad 40 reports $19,717 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Friendship Village School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Medomak Valley High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Miller School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Warren Community School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Medomak Middle School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Union Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Friendship Village School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rsu 40/Msad 40 · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary 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.

Similar enrollment (~62 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Friendship Village School

How many students attend Friendship Village School?

Friendship Village School has 62 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Friendship, ME. CCD year-over-year: 84 (2022-23) → 69 (2023-24), down 15.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Village School?

The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Village School is 6.9:1, which is 38% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 56% 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 Friendship Village School?

23.8% of students at Friendship Village School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Friendship Village School?

The largest demographic group at Friendship Village School is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Friendship, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Village School?

Friendship Village School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (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 40/Msad 40?

Besides Friendship Village School, Rsu 40/Msad 40 also operates Medomak Valley High School (561 students), Miller School (361 students), and Warren Community School (286 students). See the Rsu 40/Msad 40 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.

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