Enrollment
67
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sedgwick, ME
Sedgwick Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Sedgwick Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231214001045
👥 S:T ratio 73
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 67
📋 Attendance 59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sedgwick Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Maine schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.7:1
- small classes for Maine
- 29.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 67
- students enrolled
Sedgwick Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sedgwick Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 231214001045 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.7:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.3%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-14% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sedgwick Elementary School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sedgwick Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Sedgwick 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.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Sedgwick Elementary School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Maine schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Student support operates inside a leaner district budget
Sedgwick Elementary School's district reports $14,910 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.
Sedgwick Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Sedgwick, Maine, enrolling 67 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.7:1, Sedgwick Elementary School is leaner than roughly 95% of Maine schools and 40% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.3% lands close to the Maine typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 67 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 32 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #6.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 168 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
16.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Sedgwick Public Schools spends $14,910 per pupil, 26% below the Maine average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Sedgwick Public Schools operates only this one school, so Sedgwick Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 67 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Maine's single-school districts.
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 Sedgwick Elementary School compares
Sedgwick 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 | 6.7:1 | ▼ 40% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.3% | ▼ 14% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 67 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
67
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 14% 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
6.7:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 5% in Maine - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,910
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 92.5%
Two or More 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
Asian 1.5%
Largest group: White at 92.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.2, Sedgwick Elementary School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sedgwick Public Schools, which includes Sedgwick Elementary School.
$14,910
Per student
-26%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.8%
State 14.7%
Federal 2.5%
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 (~67 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.7:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Sedgwick Elementary School
How many students attend Sedgwick Elementary School?
Sedgwick Elementary School has 67 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sedgwick, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sedgwick Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sedgwick Elementary School is 6.7:1, which is 40% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 57% 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 Sedgwick Elementary School?
29.3% of students at Sedgwick Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sedgwick Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Sedgwick Elementary School is White at 92.5% of enrollment, in Sedgwick, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sedgwick Elementary School?
Sedgwick Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Sedgwick Public Schools?
None reported; Sedgwick Public Schools operates only Sedgwick Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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