Shead High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Eastport, Maine

Shead High School in Eastport, Maine enrolled 96 students in 2024-25 with 8.6 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the Maine high-school median of 12.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES school recordCCD 2024-25
230536000138
Official name
Shead High School
Level
High, grades 9 to 12
District
Eastport Public Schools 2305360
Address
89 High Street, Eastport, ME 04631
Phone
(207) 853-6254
Type
Traditional public school
Status
Open in 2024-25
From the NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 directory. Open it in the NCES school search.

Grades offered in 2024-25

Grades offered in 2024-25: 9 to 12
Students, 2024-2596+19 since 2022-23
Students per teacher11.2Maine median 12.0
Free lunch qualified40.6%plus 9.4% reduced-price (2024-25)

Title I, 2021-22: Shead High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status). Meals, 2024-25: It takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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Enrollment rose 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

77 students in 2022-23, 83 students in 2023-24, 96 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.9 to 8.6.

Students enrolled at Shead High School by school year2022-23: 77, 2023-24: 83, 2024-25: 9602550751002022-23772023-24832024-2596
Students enrolled at Shead High School by school year2022-23: 77, 2023-24: 83, 2024-25: 9602550751002022-23772023-24832024-2596
Students enrolled at Shead High School by school year2022-23: 77, 2023-24: 83, 2024-25: 9602550751002022-23772023-24832024-2596
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23778.98.7
2023-24838.79.5
2024-25968.611.2

11.2 students per teacher: fewer than 70 of every 100 Maine high schools

Among the 112 Maine high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Shead High School 11.2; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherShead High School 11.2state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Shead High School 11.2; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherShead High School 11.2state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Shead High School 11.2; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherShead High School 11.2state median 12.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shead High School enrolled 75 students and had 0.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

54.2% of students were White, 31.3% American Indian, 12.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.2%
  2. American Indian31.3%
  3. Two or more races12.5%
  4. Black2.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2021-22; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Questions about Shead High School

How many students attend Shead High School?

96 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 77 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Eastport, ME.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Shead High School?

11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for high schools is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Is Shead High School a Title I school?

Shead High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).

What district is Shead High School in?

Eastport Public Schools, NCES district ID 2305360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230536000138 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2021-22: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22