Enrollment
127
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bass Harbor, ME
Tremont Consolidated School
Federal NCES profile for Tremont Consolidated School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 231296000594
👥 S:T ratio 73
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 68
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Tremont Consolidated School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Maine schools.
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 6.7:1
- small classes for Maine
- 22.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 127
- students enrolled
Tremont Consolidated School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Tremont Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 231296000594 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.7:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
22.9%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tremont Consolidated School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Tremont Consolidated School
Tremont Consolidated School is a mid-sized elementary school in Bass Harbor, Maine, enrolling 127 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.7:1, Tremont Consolidated 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.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 22.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 127 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 569 scored Maine schools.
Against 69 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #42.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment) (diversity index 3/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 159 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 59.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Tremont Public Schools spends $31,835 per pupil, 59% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Tremont Public Schools operates only this one school, so Tremont Consolidated 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 Tremont Consolidated School compares
Tremont Consolidated 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 | 22.9% | ▼ 33% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 127 | top 77% | - | - |
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.
127
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
22.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 33% 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
59.8%
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
$31,835
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
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 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 98.4%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8%
Two or More 0.8%
Largest group: White at 98.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.2, Tremont Consolidated School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tremont Public Schools, which includes Tremont Consolidated School.
$31,835
Per student
+59%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+92%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 83.2%
State 12.6%
Federal 4.2%
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 elementary 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 (~127 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Tremont Consolidated School
How many students attend Tremont Consolidated School?
Tremont Consolidated School has 127 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bass Harbor, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tremont Consolidated School?
The student-teacher ratio at Tremont Consolidated 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 Tremont Consolidated School?
22.9% of students at Tremont Consolidated School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tremont Consolidated School?
The largest demographic group at Tremont Consolidated School is White at 98.4% of enrollment, in Bass Harbor, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tremont Consolidated School?
Tremont Consolidated School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Tremont Consolidated School a good school?
Tremont Consolidated School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Maine schools. 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 Tremont Public Schools?
None reported; Tremont Public Schools operates only Tremont Consolidated School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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