Bar Harbor Public Schools

Public school district · Hancock County · Maine · NCES district ID 2302850

Bar Harbor Public Schools spent $26,931 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 346 students in 2024-25; 12.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,121 per student, down 3.0% 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 Bar Harbor Public Schools in enrollment (295 to 358 students) and Bar Harbor Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bar Harbor Public Schools, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology …$14,513Community Regional Charter Sch…$14,232Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bar Harbor Public Schools, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology and S…$14,513Community Regional Charter School$14,232Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bar Harbor Public Schools, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology and Science$14,513Community Regional Charter School$14,232Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bar Harbor Public Schools, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology and Scien…$14,513Community Regional Charter School$14,232Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$9,922,000 in revenue: 12.2% state, 75.8% local and 12.0% federal. Total spending including $78,000 of capital outlay was $9,046,000, or $27,165 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bar Harbor Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,211,000; Local $7,521,000; Federal $1,190,000; total $9,922,000.
  • State$1,211,000 12%
  • Local$7,521,000 76%
  • Federal$1,190,000 12%

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

333 students in 2022-23, 346 students in 2023-24, 346 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bar Harbor Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233332023-243462024-25346
Bar Harbor Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233332023-243462024-25346
Bar Harbor Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233332023-243462024-25346
Bar Harbor Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233332023-243462024-25346

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333343.87.6
2023-2434645.87.6
2024-2534645.47.6

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bar Harbor Public Schools scored proficient or above: 95% or more in reading and 90-94% 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 arts95% or more84.1%198
Math90-94%81.5%197

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, 346 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Conners-Emerson School3467.618.2%Targeted 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 Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentBar Harbor Public Schools ranks 23 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,931).#23 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineBar Harbor Public Schools is the number 109 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 333 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#109 of 234
  3. Rsu 50The next larger Maine district: 335 students in fall 2022, $17,269 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,269
  4. Jefferson Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 329 students in fall 2022, $11,796 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,796
  5. Compare Bar Harbor Public Schools with Rsu 50Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Bar Harbor Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Bar Harbor Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 346 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bar Harbor Public Schools spend per student?
    $26,931 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 $26,121 per student, down 3.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bar Harbor Public Schools' money come from?
    $9,922,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 12.2% state, 75.8% local and 12.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bar Harbor Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 31 of the 380 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.2%, 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 do students in Bar Harbor Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bar Harbor Public Schools scored proficient or above: 95% or more in reading and 90-94% 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.
  6. What is Bar Harbor Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2302850. 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
  • 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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