Other / mixed grade configuration · Monmouth, ME

Monmouth Memorial School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231477623188
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
6
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

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

39
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
students per teacher
29.0%
free-lunch eligible
363
students enrolled

Monmouth Memorial School 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

-14 students YoY

Monmouth Memorial School held near 383 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 35.9 → 37.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-14 students YoY 231477623188 · Monmouth, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

363 enr · 10.4:1 · 29.0% lunch · RII 39

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

Monmouth Memorial School held near 383 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount). Teacher FTE added 35.9 → 37.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

Monmouth Memorial School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Monmouth Memorial School reports 363 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 Memorial School compares

Monmouth Memorial 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 10.4:1 ▼ 6% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.0% ▼ 15% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 363 top 28% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
363
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.0%
free-lunch eligible - 15% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 39% in Maine - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.7%
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 182 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 91.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 1.4%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: White at 91.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.6/100

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

Programs

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

How Monmouth Memorial School 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
Hall-Dale Elementary Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Marcia Buker School Smaller Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Monmouth Academy Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Richmond High School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Monmouth Memorial School'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 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.

Frequently asked questions about Monmouth Memorial School

How many students attend Monmouth Memorial School?

Monmouth Memorial School has 363 students enrolled. It is a public school in Monmouth, ME. CCD year-over-year: 397 (2022-23) → 383 (2023-24), nearly flat (-14).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Monmouth Memorial School?

The student-teacher ratio at Monmouth Memorial School is 10.4:1, which is 6% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 34% 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 Memorial School?

29.0% of students at Monmouth Memorial School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Monmouth Memorial School?

The largest demographic group at Monmouth Memorial School is White at 91.2% of enrollment, in Monmouth, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Monmouth Memorial School?

Monmouth Memorial School 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 Memorial School, Rsu 02 also operates Hall-Dale Middle and High School (496 students), Hall-Dale Elementary Sch (311 students), and Marcia Buker School (202 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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