Enrollment
83
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Pembroke, ME
Pembroke Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Pembroke Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230956000259
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 59
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pembroke Elementary School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Maine schools.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.3:1
- small classes for Maine
- 38.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 83
- students enrolled
Pembroke Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Pembroke Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230956000259 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-25% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
38.7%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+14% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pembroke Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Pembroke Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Pembroke 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
Pembroke 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
Pembroke Elementary School's 42.2% 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.
Pembroke Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Pembroke, Maine, enrolling 83 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Pembroke Elementary School is leaner than roughly 86% of Maine schools and 25% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 38.7% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 83 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 54 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #35.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 208 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Pembroke Public Schools operates only this one school, so Pembroke 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 Pembroke Elementary School compares
Pembroke 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 | 8.3:1 | ▼ 25% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 38.7% | ▲ 14% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 83 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
83
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
38.7%
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
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 14% in Maine - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.2%
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
$16,791
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 83.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.8%
Two or More 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%
Largest group: White at 83.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 29.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 29.6, Pembroke Elementary School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pembroke Public Schools, which includes Pembroke Elementary School.
$16,791
Per student
-16%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.2%
State 31.3%
Federal 9.5%
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 (~83 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Pembroke Elementary School
How many students attend Pembroke Elementary School?
Pembroke Elementary School has 83 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pembroke, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pembroke Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Pembroke Elementary School is 8.3:1, which is 25% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 47% 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 Pembroke Elementary School?
38.7% of students at Pembroke Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pembroke Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Pembroke Elementary School is White at 83.1% of enrollment, in Pembroke, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pembroke Elementary School?
Pembroke Elementary 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 Pembroke Public Schools?
None reported; Pembroke Public Schools operates only Pembroke Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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