Acton Public Schools

Public school district · York County · Maine · NCES district ID 2302220

Acton Public Schools spent $21,589 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 256 students in 2024-25; 14.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,608 per student, down 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Maine districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Acton Public Schools in enrollment (222 to 261 students) and Acton Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Acton Public Schools, FY23St. George Municipal School Unit $23,527; Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 30/Msad 30 $17,258; Acadia Academy $16,758; Maine Arts Academy $12,613; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kSt. George Municipal School Un…$23,527Rsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 30/Msad 30$17,258Acadia Academy$16,758Maine Arts Academy$12,613East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Acton Public Schools, FY23St. George Municipal School Unit $23,527; Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 30/Msad 30 $17,258; Acadia Academy $16,758; Maine Arts Academy $12,613; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kSt. George Municipal School Unit$23,527Rsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 30/Msad 30$17,258Acadia Academy$16,758Maine Arts Academy$12,613East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Acton Public Schools, FY23St. George Municipal School Unit $23,527; Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 30/Msad 30 $17,258; Acadia Academy $16,758; Maine Arts Academy $12,613; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kSt. George Municipal School Unit$23,527Rsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 30/Msad 30$17,258Acadia Academy$16,758Maine Arts Academy$12,613East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Acton Public Schools, FY23St. George Municipal School Unit $23,527; Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 30/Msad 30 $17,258; Acadia Academy $16,758; Maine Arts Academy $12,613; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kSt. George Municipal School Unit$23,527Rsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 30/Msad 30$17,258Acadia Academy$16,758Maine Arts Academy$12,613East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$6,498,000 in revenue: 14.3% state, 77.5% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending including $87,000 of capital outlay was $6,742,000, or $27,407 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Acton Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $927,000; Local $5,038,000; Federal $533,000; total $6,498,000.
  • State$927,000 14%
  • Local$5,038,000 78%
  • Federal$533,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 139 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

246 students in 2022-23, 245 students in 2023-24, 256 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Acton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232462023-242452024-25256
Acton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232462023-242452024-25256
Acton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232462023-242452024-25256
Acton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232462023-242452024-25256

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324622.011.2
2023-2424519.012.9
2024-2525624.010.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,426,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,797 per student

Acton Public Schools booked $1,426,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 22 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $64,818 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 72 in 100 Maine districts with a figure (state median $60,073, 173 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Maine teacher salary at $58,757 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,258,00088.2%
Special education$157,00011.0%
Other programs$11,0000.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,706 in 2018-19, $4,918 in 2019-20, $5,309 in 2020-21, $5,900 in 2021-22, $5,797 in 2022-23.

Acton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,706, 2019-20: $4,918, 2020-21: $5,309, 2021-22: $5,900, 2022-23: $5,79702k4k6k2018-19$4,7062019-20$4,9182020-21$5,3092021-22$5,9002022-23$5,797
Acton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,706, 2019-20: $4,918, 2020-21: $5,309, 2021-22: $5,900, 2022-23: $5,79702k4k6k2018-19$4,7062019-20$4,9182020-21$5,3092021-22$5,9002022-23$5,797
Acton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,706, 2019-20: $4,918, 2020-21: $5,309, 2021-22: $5,900, 2022-23: $5,79702k4k6k2018-19$4,7062019-20$4,9182020-21$5,3092021-22$5,9002022-23$5,797
Acton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,706, 2019-20: $4,918, 2020-21: $5,309, 2021-22: $5,900, 2022-23: $5,79702k4k6k2018-19$4,7062019-20$4,9182020-21$5,3092021-22$5,9002022-23$5,797

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Acton Public Schools scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading and 85-89% in math, against 84.1% in reading and 81.5% in math across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMaineStudents tested
Reading and language arts85-89%84.1%153
Math85-89%81.5%153

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 256 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Acton Elementary School25610.725.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Acton Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Acton Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentActon Public Schools ranks 54 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,589).#54 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineActon Public Schools is the number 120 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 246 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#120 of 234
  3. Acadia AcademyThe next larger Maine district: 248 students in fall 2022, $16,758 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,758
  4. East Millinocket Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 242 students in fall 2022, $19,694 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,694
  5. Compare Acton Public Schools with Acadia AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineActon Public Schools spent $64,818 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$64,818
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Acton Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Acton Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 256 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Acton Public Schools spend per student?
    $21,589 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Maine median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,194 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,608 per student, down 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Acton Public Schools' money come from?
    $6,498,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 14.3% state, 77.5% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Acton Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 35 of the 357 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Acton Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,426,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,797 per student. Divided by the 22 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,818 per teacher, more than 72 in 100 Maine districts (state median $60,073). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Maine teacher salary at $58,757 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Acton Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Acton Public Schools scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading and 85-89% in math, against 84.1% in reading and 81.5% in math across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Acton Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2302220. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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