Enrollment
340
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
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.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231480600590
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 66
📋 Attendance 27
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
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
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.3:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
+2% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
48.5%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
+43% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How So Aroostook School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at So Aroostook School
So Aroostook School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Dyer Brook, Maine, enrolling 340 students.
At 11.3:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Maine median, within a few percentage points of the 11.1:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 48.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 340 puts it in the larger third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 105 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #48.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 170 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Rsu 50 operates only this one school, so So Aroostook 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 So Aroostook School compares
So Aroostook 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 | 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
11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
340
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
48.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 43% 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
11.3:1
students per teacher
- 2% above state mean
Top 59% in Maine - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.4%
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
$16,171
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 170 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 92.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%
Two or More 0.9%
African American 0.6%
Largest group: White at 92.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.5, So Aroostook School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
AP courses offered 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rsu 50, which includes So Aroostook School.
$16,171
Per student
-19%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.5%
State 47.8%
Federal 10.7%
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 (~340 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is So Aroostook School a good school?
So Aroostook School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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