High school (grades 9-12) · Jonesport, ME

Jonesport-Beals High School

Federal NCES profile for Jonesport-Beals High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 230840000920
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jonesport-Beals High School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Maine schools.

33
Resource Index · Typical
7.4:1
small classes for Maine
41.2%
free-lunch eligible
59
students enrolled

Jonesport-Beals High School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-10 students YoY

Jonesport-Beals High School shrank from 68 students in 2022-23 to 58 in 2023-24 (-14.7%).

Teacher FTE held 8.0 → 8.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-10 students YoY 230840000920 · Jonesport, ME High · SMALL · TRAD

59 enr · 7.4:1 · 41.2% lunch · RII 33

Nearest enrollment peer: Odyssey Continuation (100 students)

Jonesport-Beals High School shrank from 68 students in 2022-23 to 58 in 2023-24 (-14.7%). Teacher FTE held 8.0 → 8.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Jonesport-Beals High School compares

Jonesport-Beals High 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 7.4:1 ▼ 33% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 41.2% ▲ 21% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 59 top 92% - -

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

7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
59
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
41.2%
free-lunch eligible - 21% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.4:1
students per teacher - 33% 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
78.0%
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
$24,691
per pupil, district-wide - above Maine avg of $20,907
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 + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 98.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1.7%

Largest group: White at 98.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.3, Jonesport-Beals High School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Moosabec Csd reports $24,691 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high 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 Jonesport-Beals High School

How many students attend Jonesport-Beals High School?

Jonesport-Beals High School has 59 students enrolled. It is a high school in Jonesport, ME. CCD year-over-year: 68 (2022-23) → 58 (2023-24), down 10.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jonesport-Beals High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jonesport-Beals High School is 7.4:1, which is 33% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 53% 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 Jonesport-Beals High School?

41.2% of students at Jonesport-Beals High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jonesport-Beals High School?

The largest demographic group at Jonesport-Beals High School is White at 98.3% of enrollment, in Jonesport, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jonesport-Beals High School?

Jonesport-Beals High School has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (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 Moosabec Csd?

None reported; Moosabec Csd operates only Jonesport-Beals High School 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.