Other / mixed grade configuration · Vassalboro, ME

Vassalboro Community School

Federal NCES profile for Vassalboro Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231311001046
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
44
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Vassalboro Community School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.

35
Resource Index · Typical
10.6:1
students per teacher
32.5%
free-lunch eligible
423
students enrolled

Vassalboro Community School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-17 students YoY

Vassalboro Community School held near 404 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-17 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 40.8 → 39.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-17 students YoY 231311001046 · Vassalboro, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

423 enr · 10.6:1 · 32.5% lunch · RII 35

Nearest enrollment peer: Tuggle Elementary School (423 students)

Vassalboro Community School held near 404 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-17 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 40.8 → 39.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Vassalboro Community School compares

Vassalboro Community 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 10.6:1 ▼ 5% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.5% ▼ 4% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 423 top 22% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
423
Bigger than 51% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
32.5%
free-lunch eligible - 4% 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
10.6:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 44% in Maine - lower ratio than 56% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.9%
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
$15,069
per pupil, district-wide - below Maine avg of $20,907
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 282 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 46 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.0%
Two or More 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
African American 0.2%

Largest group: White at 92.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.0, Vassalboro Community School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

District finance for Vassalboro Public Schools reports $15,069 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.

Frequently asked questions about Vassalboro Community School

How many students attend Vassalboro Community School?

Vassalboro Community School has 423 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vassalboro, ME. CCD year-over-year: 421 (2022-23) → 404 (2023-24), nearly flat (-17).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Vassalboro Community School?

The student-teacher ratio at Vassalboro Community School is 10.6:1, which is 5% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 32% 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 Vassalboro Community School?

32.5% of students at Vassalboro Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Vassalboro Community School?

The largest demographic group at Vassalboro Community School is White at 92.0% of enrollment, in Vassalboro, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Vassalboro Community School?

Vassalboro Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (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 Vassalboro Public Schools?

None reported; Vassalboro Public Schools operates only Vassalboro Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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