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.
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
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 98.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 3.3, Jonesport-Beals High School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
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.
Similar enrollment (~59 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.4:1)
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.