Enrollment
127
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Southwest Harbor, ME
Pemetic Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Pemetic Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231239000589
👥 S:T ratio 77
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 29
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pemetic Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Maine schools.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.8:1
- small classes for Maine
- 13.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 127
- students enrolled
Pemetic Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Southwest Harbor Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 231239000589 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.8:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.9%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-59% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pemetic Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Pemetic Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Pemetic 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.
Lower need and stronger resource signals align
Pemetic Elementary School reports lower free-meal eligibility than most Maine schools and an above-typical Resource Investment Index. The two measures move together, a pattern consistent with the resource advantages that often accompany a lower-need intake. That association should not be mistaken for a causal verdict about the school; it is a transparent description of how this campus sits on two independent federal-data dimensions.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Pemetic Elementary School's 28.3% 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.
Pemetic Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Southwest Harbor, Maine, enrolling 127 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.8:1, Pemetic Elementary School is leaner than roughly 97% of Maine schools and 48% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 13.9% free-meal eligibility runs 59% below the Maine average.
Enrollment of 127 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 569 Maine schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 47 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #6.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 19/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 127 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Southwest Harbor Public Schools spends $29,684 per pupil, 48% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Southwest Harbor Public Schools operates only this one school, so Pemetic 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 Pemetic Elementary School compares
Pemetic 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 | 5.8:1 | ▼ 48% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.9% | ▼ 59% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 127 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.8:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
127
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
13.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 59% below the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
5.8:1
students per teacher
- 48% below state mean
Top 3% in Maine - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.3%
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
$29,684
per pupil, district-wide
- above Maine avg of $20,083
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 127 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 89.8%
Two or More 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.9%
Largest group: White at 89.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 18.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 18.8, Pemetic Elementary School is about as mixed as the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Southwest Harbor Public Schools, which includes Pemetic Elementary School.
$29,684
Per student
+48%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+79%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.2%
State 13.8%
Federal 4.0%
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 (~127 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Pemetic Elementary School
How many students attend Pemetic Elementary School?
Pemetic Elementary School has 127 students enrolled. It is a public school in Southwest Harbor, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pemetic Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Pemetic Elementary School is 5.8:1, which is 48% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 63% 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 Pemetic Elementary School?
13.9% of students at Pemetic Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pemetic Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Pemetic Elementary School is White at 89.8% of enrollment, in Southwest Harbor, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pemetic Elementary School?
Pemetic Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher 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 Southwest Harbor Public Schools?
None reported; Southwest Harbor Public Schools operates only Pemetic Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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