Enrollment
96
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Eastport, ME
Shead High School
Federal NCES profile for Shead High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 230536000138
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Shead High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Maine schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Maine schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12:1
- large classes for Maine
- 51.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 96
- students enrolled
Shead High School has class sizes larger than 70% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Eastport Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230536000138 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
+8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
51.9%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+53% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Shead High School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Shead High School
Small campus without a staffing-size advantage
Shead High School enrolls fewer students than most Maine schools, yet its student-teacher ratio is still on the heavier side of the state distribution. Small enrollment therefore does not translate into more teacher capacity per student here. That makes staffing capacity, rather than campus scale alone, the useful interpretation. The counselor, attendance, and program indicators below help show whether the pressure is narrow or part of a broader resource constraint.
Higher need meets a leaner resource profile
Shead High School combines above-typical economic need with a Resource Investment Index in the lower part of the Maine distribution. This is the page's clearest equity tension: the population indicated by free-meal eligibility may require more support, while the reported staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance inputs produce a comparatively lean composite. The index is not an academic grade, but the mismatch is a concrete reason to inspect each component closely.
No single support indicator dominates
Shead High School's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Shead High School is a higher-need, small high school in Eastport, Maine, enrolling 96 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12:1 puts it in the larger third of Maine schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 51.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 96 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 44 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #22.
Its student body is led by White (54%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (31%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 59/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Its district draws 16.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Eastport Public Schools, also runs Eastport Elementary School (80 students).
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 Shead High School compares
Shead High 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 | 12:1 | ▲ 8% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 51.9% | ▲ 53% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 96 | top 85% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
96
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
51.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 53% 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
12:1
students per teacher
- 8% above state mean
Top 70% in Maine - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$21,559
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
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 54.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 31.3%
Two or More 12.5%
African American 2.1%
Largest group: White at 54.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.2, Shead High School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eastport Public Schools, which includes Shead High School.
$21,559
Per student
+7%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.6%
State 15.9%
Federal 16.5%
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.
How Shead High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastport Elementary School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Shead High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 80
- Students per teacher
- 8:1
- Resource Index
- 49/100
Similar high 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 (~96 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Shead High School
How many students attend Shead High School?
Shead High School has 96 students enrolled. It is a high school in Eastport, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shead High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Shead High School is 12:1, which is 8% higher than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Shead High School?
51.9% of students at Shead High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shead High School?
The largest demographic group at Shead High School is White at 54.2% of enrollment, in Eastport, ME. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Shead High School?
Shead High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
What other schools are in Eastport Public Schools?
Besides Shead High School, Eastport Public Schools also operates Eastport Elementary School (80 students). See the Eastport Public Schools district page for the complete list.
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