Other / mixed grade configuration · Dyer Brook, ME
So Aroostook School
Federal NCES profile for So Aroostook School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
The verdict
So Aroostook School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.3:1
- students per teacher
- 48.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 340
- students enrolled
So Aroostook School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+2 students YoY
So Aroostook School held near 332 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 30.5 → 30.0 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+2 students YoY 231480600590 · Dyer Brook, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD
340 enr · 11.3:1 · 48.5% lunch · RII 44
Nearest enrollment peer: Eura Brown Elementary School (340 students)
So Aroostook School held near 332 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 30.5 → 30.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →
How So Aroostook School compares
So Aroostook School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Maine | Maine avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.3:1 | ▲ 2% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 48.5% | ▲ 43% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 340 | top 31% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 92.9% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 13.5, So Aroostook School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
District finance for Rsu 50 reports $17,269 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~340 students)
Frequently asked questions about So Aroostook School
How many students attend So Aroostook School?
So Aroostook School has 340 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dyer Brook, ME. CCD year-over-year: 330 (2022-23) → 332 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).
What is the student-teacher ratio at So Aroostook School?
The student-teacher ratio at So Aroostook School is 11.3:1, which is 2% higher than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 28% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at So Aroostook School?
48.5% of students at So Aroostook School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of So Aroostook School?
The largest demographic group at So Aroostook School is White at 92.9% of enrollment, in Dyer Brook, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for So Aroostook School?
So Aroostook School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 Rsu 50?
None reported; Rsu 50 operates only So Aroostook School as a public school district in NCES's records.