Enrollment
59
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
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 28/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 230840000920
👥 S:T ratio 70
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 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 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 91% of Maine schools.
- 28
- Resource Index · Lower
- 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
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.4:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
41.2%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Jonesport-Beals High School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Jonesport-Beals High School
Jonesport-Beals High School is a small high school in Jonesport, Maine, enrolling 59 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.4:1, Jonesport-Beals High School is leaner than roughly 91% of Maine schools and 33% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 41.2% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Maine schools, with 59 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Among 30 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maine schools statewide, it ranks #25, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment) (diversity index 3/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 78.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Moosabec Csd spends $30,985 per pupil, 54% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 27.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Moosabec Csd operates only this one school, so Jonesport-Beals High School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 59 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Maine's single-school districts.
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 Jonesport-Beals High School compares
Jonesport-Beals High 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 | 7.4:1 | ▼ 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 (what these measure)
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
$30,985
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 + 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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Moosabec Csd, which includes Jonesport-Beals High School.
$30,985
Per student
+54%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+87%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.1%
State 24.3%
Federal 27.6%
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 high 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 (~59 students)
Next steps
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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.
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 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Jonesport-Beals High School a good school?
Jonesport-Beals High School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 91% of Maine schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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