High school (grades 9-12) · Monmouth, ME

Monmouth Academy

Federal NCES profile for Monmouth Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 231477600231
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
62
📋 Attendance
4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Monmouth Academy earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.

39
Resource Index · Typical
10.1:1
students per teacher
25.1%
free-lunch eligible
192
students enrolled

Monmouth Academy has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-3 students YoY

Monmouth Academy held near 188 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 19.6 → 17.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 231477600231 · Monmouth, ME High · SMALL · TRAD

192 enr · 10.1:1 · 25.1% lunch · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Hall-Dale Middle and High School (496 students)

Monmouth Academy held near 188 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 19.6 → 17.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

Monmouth Academy in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Monmouth Academy reports 192 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 Monmouth Academy compares

Monmouth Academy 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 10.1:1 ▼ 9% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 25.1% ▼ 26% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 192 top 61% - -

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.
192
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
25.1%
free-lunch eligible - 26% below 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
38.5%
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
$17,436
per pupil, district-wide - below Maine avg of $20,907
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 192 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 91.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.3%
Asian 1.0%
Two or More 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 91.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.6, Monmouth Academy is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

AP courses offered 2

District finance for Rsu 02 reports $17,436 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Monmouth Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hall-Dale Middle and High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Monmouth Memorial School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hall-Dale Elementary Sch Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Marcia Buker School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Richmond High School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Monmouth Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rsu 02 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Frequently asked questions about Monmouth Academy

How many students attend Monmouth Academy?

Monmouth Academy has 192 students enrolled. It is a high school in Monmouth, ME. CCD year-over-year: 191 (2022-23) → 188 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Monmouth Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Monmouth Academy 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 Monmouth Academy?

25.1% of students at Monmouth Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Monmouth Academy?

The largest demographic group at Monmouth Academy is White at 91.1% of enrollment, in Monmouth, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Monmouth Academy?

Monmouth Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (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 02?

Besides Monmouth Academy, Rsu 02 also operates Hall-Dale Middle and High School (496 students), Monmouth Memorial School (363 students), and Hall-Dale Elementary Sch (311 students). See the Rsu 02 district page for the complete list.

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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