Other / mixed grade configuration · Parks, AZ

Maine Consolidated School

Federal NCES profile for Maine Consolidated School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040453000361
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maine Consolidated School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Arizona schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
11.2:1
small classes for Arizona
22.6%
free-lunch eligible
134
students enrolled

Maine Consolidated School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

134

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.2:1

vs 17:1 Arizona avg

-34% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

22.6%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

-53% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Maine Consolidated School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.2:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Maine Consolidated School

Maine Consolidated School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Parks, Arizona, enrolling 134 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.2:1, Maine Consolidated School is leaner than roughly 88% of Arizona schools and 34% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 22.6% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 134 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Among 25 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Arizona schools statewide, it ranks #3, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 39/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 268 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Maine Consolidated School District (4199) spends $22,655 per pupil, 72% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Maine Consolidated School District (4199) operates only this one school, so Maine Consolidated 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 Maine Consolidated School compares

Maine Consolidated School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.2:1 ▼ 34% 17:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 22.6% ▼ 53% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 134 top 78% - -

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

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
134
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
22.6%
free-lunch eligible - 53% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 34% below state mean
Top 12% in Arizona - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.3%
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
$22,655
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,145
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 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 76.1%
Hispanic or Latino 17.2%
Two or More 3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.0%

Largest group: White at 76.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.9, Maine Consolidated School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Maine Consolidated School District (4199), which includes Maine Consolidated School.

$22,655
Per student
+72%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 58.9%
State 23.7%
Federal 17.4%

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 Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Maine Consolidated School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Maine Consolidated School

How many students attend Maine Consolidated School?

Maine Consolidated School has 134 students enrolled. It is a public school in Parks, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maine Consolidated School?

The student-teacher ratio at Maine Consolidated School is 11.2:1, which is 34% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 29% 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 Maine Consolidated School?

22.6% of students at Maine Consolidated School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maine Consolidated School?

The largest demographic group at Maine Consolidated School is White at 76.1% of enrollment, in Parks, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maine Consolidated School?

Maine Consolidated School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Maine Consolidated School a good school?

Maine Consolidated School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Arizona 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 Maine Consolidated School District (4199)?

None reported; Maine Consolidated School District (4199) operates only Maine Consolidated 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 2021-22) · 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.

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