Enrollment
423
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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.
School address
District: Vassalboro Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 231311001046 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.6:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
32.5%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Vassalboro Community School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Vassalboro Community School
Vassalboro Community School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Vassalboro, Maine, enrolling 423 students.
At 10.6:1, 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.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 32.5% lands close to the Maine typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 423 puts it in the larger third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Among 141 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maine schools statewide, it ranks #117, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 15/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 282 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Vassalboro Public Schools spends $14,655 per pupil, 27% below the Maine average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Vassalboro Public Schools operates only this one school, so Vassalboro Community 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 Vassalboro Community School compares
Vassalboro Community 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$14,655
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maine avg of $20,083
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.
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 92.0%
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Vassalboro Public Schools, which includes Vassalboro Community School.
$14,655
Per student
-27%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
-12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 36.6%
State 48.4%
Federal 15.0%
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 (~423 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.6:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Vassalboro Community School a good school?
Vassalboro Community School earns 35/100 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 Vassalboro Public Schools?
None reported; Vassalboro Public Schools operates only Vassalboro Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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