Other / mixed grade configuration · Mexico, ME

Meroby Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Meroby Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231479500823
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👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
49
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Meroby Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.

45
Resource Index · Typical
10.2:1
students per teacher
71.9%
free-lunch eligible
256
students enrolled

Meroby Elementary School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

School address

Mexico, ME 04257
District: Rsu 10 · Maine

NCES ID 231479500823 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-8 students YoY

Meroby Elementary School held near 241 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 25.1 → 24.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 231479500823 · Mexico, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

256 enr · 10.2:1 · 71.9% lunch · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Mountain Valley Middle School (376 students)

Meroby Elementary School held near 241 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 25.1 → 24.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

Meroby Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Meroby Elementary School reports 256 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Meroby Elementary School compares

Meroby Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maine Maine avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.2:1 ▼ 8% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 71.9% ▲ 111% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 256 top 48% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
256
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
71.9%
free-lunch eligible - 111% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 34% in Maine - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
66.4%
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
$19,761
per pupil, district-wide - below Maine avg of $20,907
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 256 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.1%
Two or More 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.9%
African American 2.3%

Largest group: White at 89.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.2, Meroby Elementary School is about as mixed as the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Rsu 10 reports $19,761 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Meroby Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mountain Valley Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Mountain Valley High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Buckfield Jr-Sr High School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Rumford Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Meroby Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rsu 10 · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other 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 (~256 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Meroby Elementary School

How many students attend Meroby Elementary School?

Meroby Elementary School has 256 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mexico, ME. CCD year-over-year: 249 (2022-23) → 241 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Meroby Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Meroby Elementary School is 10.2:1, which is 8% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 35% 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 Meroby Elementary School?

71.9% of students at Meroby Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Meroby Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Meroby Elementary School is White at 89.1% of enrollment, in Mexico, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Meroby Elementary School?

Meroby Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Rsu 10?

Besides Meroby Elementary School, Rsu 10 also operates Mountain Valley Middle School (376 students), Mountain Valley High School (369 students), and Hartford-Sumner Elementary School (297 students). See the Rsu 10 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.

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