Enrollment
101
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · West Bath, ME
West Bath School
Federal NCES profile for West Bath School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 231353000615
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
West Bath School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Maine schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.4:1
- small classes for Maine
- 15.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 101
- students enrolled
West Bath School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: West Bath Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 231353000615 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.4:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
15.5%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-54% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How West Bath School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at West Bath School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
West Bath School sits near the smaller end of the Maine enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Lower need and stronger resource signals align
West Bath School reports lower free-meal eligibility than most Maine schools and an above-typical Resource Investment Index. The two measures move together, a pattern consistent with the resource advantages that often accompany a lower-need intake. That association should not be mistaken for a causal verdict about the school; it is a transparent description of how this campus sits on two independent federal-data dimensions.
Attendance is a relative strength
4.0% of West Bath School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
West Bath School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in West Bath, Maine, enrolling 101 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.4:1, West Bath School is leaner than roughly 85% of Maine schools and 24% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 15.5% free-meal eligibility runs 54% below the Maine average.
Enrollment of 101 puts it in the smaller third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 569 Maine schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 41 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #7.
Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment) (diversity index 6/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 4.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding West Bath Public Schools spends $28,416 per pupil, 41% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 29.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
West Bath Public Schools operates only this one school, so West Bath 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 West Bath School compares
West Bath 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 | 8.4:1 | ▼ 24% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 15.5% | ▼ 54% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 101 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
101
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
15.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 54% below the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 15% in Maine - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$28,416
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 97.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Largest group: White at 97.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 5.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 5.8, West Bath School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for West Bath Public Schools, which includes West Bath School.
$28,416
Per student
+41%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+71%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.2%
State 70.5%
Federal 29.4%
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 (~101 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about West Bath School
How many students attend West Bath School?
West Bath School has 101 students enrolled. It is a public school in West Bath, ME.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Bath School?
The student-teacher ratio at West Bath School is 8.4:1, which is 24% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 46% 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 West Bath School?
15.5% of students at West Bath School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of West Bath School?
The largest demographic group at West Bath School is White at 97.0% of enrollment, in West Bath, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for West Bath School?
West Bath School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in West Bath Public Schools?
None reported; West Bath Public Schools operates only West Bath School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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