Enrollment
101
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Jonesport, ME
Jonesport Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Jonesport Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230710000917
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Jonesport Elementary School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 10.1:1
- students per teacher
- 38.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 101
- students enrolled
Jonesport Elementary School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Jonesport Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230710000917 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.1:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-9% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
38.8%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+14% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Jonesport Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Jonesport Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Jonesport Elementary 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.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Jonesport Elementary School's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad Maine middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Jonesport Elementary School's 42.6% 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.
Jonesport Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Jonesport, Maine, enrolling 101 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 38.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 101 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 95% of the 569 Maine schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 66 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maine schools statewide, it ranks #63, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment) (diversity index 6/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 22.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Jonesport Public Schools operates only this one school, so Jonesport Elementary 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 Jonesport Elementary School compares
Jonesport Elementary 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 | 10.1:1 | ▼ 9% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 38.8% | ▲ 14% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 101 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.1:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
101
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
38.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 14% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.1:1
students per teacher
- 9% below state mean
Top 32% in Maine - lower ratio than 68% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.6%
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
$16,982
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 97.0%
African American 2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Largest group: White at 97.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 5.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 5.9, Jonesport Elementary School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jonesport Public Schools, which includes Jonesport Elementary School.
$16,982
Per student
-15%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 65.8%
State 12.1%
Federal 22.1%
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 (~101 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Jonesport Elementary School
How many students attend Jonesport Elementary School?
Jonesport Elementary School has 101 students enrolled. It is a public school in Jonesport, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jonesport Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Jonesport Elementary School is 10.1:1, which is 9% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 36% 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 Elementary School?
38.8% of students at Jonesport Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jonesport Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Jonesport Elementary School is White at 97.0% of enrollment, in Jonesport, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Jonesport Elementary School?
Jonesport Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower 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 Jonesport Public Schools?
None reported; Jonesport Public Schools operates only Jonesport Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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