Enrollment
113
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Princeton, ME
Princeton Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Princeton Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230999001029
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Princeton Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Maine schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Maine schools.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.4:1
- small classes for Maine
- 43.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 113
- students enrolled
Princeton Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 77% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Princeton Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230999001029 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.4:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-15% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
43.4%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Princeton Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Princeton Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Princeton 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Princeton Elementary School falls within the wide middle of the Maine distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Student support operates inside a leaner district budget
Princeton Elementary School's district reports $16,818 in per-pupil expenditure, at least 15% below the Maine average of $20,083. That district-wide constraint gives the campus-level support fields added meaning: counselor loads, specialist staffing, and program access are being reported within a comparatively lean spending environment. F-33 does not publish this school's own budget, so the comparison describes district context rather than dollars assigned to this building.
Princeton Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Princeton, Maine, enrolling 113 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 43.4% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 113 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 68 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #24.
Its student body is led by White (72%) and Two or More (17%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 45/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 16.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Princeton Public Schools operates only this one school, so Princeton 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 Princeton Elementary School compares
Princeton 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 | 9.4:1 | ▼ 15% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 43.4% | ▲ 28% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 113 | top 80% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
113
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
43.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 28% above the Maine average of 34.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.4:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 23% in Maine - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.1%
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
$16,818
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 71.7%
Two or More 16.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 9.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Largest group: White at 71.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.8, Princeton Elementary School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Princeton Public Schools, which includes Princeton Elementary School.
$16,818
Per student
-16%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.5%
State 34.3%
Federal 16.2%
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 (~113 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Princeton Elementary School
How many students attend Princeton Elementary School?
Princeton Elementary School has 113 students enrolled. It is a public school in Princeton, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Princeton Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Princeton Elementary School is 9.4:1, which is 15% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 40% 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 Princeton Elementary School?
43.4% of students at Princeton Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Princeton Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Princeton Elementary School is White at 71.7% of enrollment, in Princeton, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Princeton Elementary School?
Princeton Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Princeton Public Schools?
None reported; Princeton Public Schools operates only Princeton Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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