Bristol Public Schools

Public school district · Lincoln County · Maine · NCES district ID 2303600

Bristol Public Schools spent $15,775 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 82% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 189 students in 2024-25; 12.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,667 per student, down 0.7% 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 Bristol Public Schools in enrollment (242 to 305 students) and Bristol Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bristol Public Schools, FY23Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kActon Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bristol Public Schools, FY23Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kActon Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bristol Public Schools, FY23Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kActon Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Bristol Public Schools, FY23Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kActon Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$5,654,000 in revenue: 12.1% state, 86.5% local and 1.5% federal. Total spending including $300,000 of capital outlay was $6,342,000, or $22,978 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bristol Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $683,000; Local $4,889,000; Federal $82,000; total $5,654,000.
  • State$683,000 12%
  • Local$4,889,000 86%
  • Federal$82,000 1%

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

186 students in 2022-23, 187 students in 2023-24, 189 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bristol Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1890501001502002022-231862023-241872024-25189
Bristol Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1890501001502002022-231862023-241872024-25189
Bristol Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1890501001502002022-231862023-241872024-25189
Bristol Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1890501001502002022-231862023-241872024-25189

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318616.011.6
2023-2418716.611.3
2024-2518917.810.6

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

$1,119,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,054 per student

Bristol Public Schools booked $1,119,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 16 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 $69,981 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 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$1,045,00093.4%
Special education$72,0006.4%
Other programs$2,0000.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,722 in 2018-19, $3,609 in 2019-20, $3,941 in 2020-21, $4,011 in 2021-22, $4,054 in 2022-23.

Bristol Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,722, 2019-20: $3,609, 2020-21: $3,941, 2021-22: $4,011, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,7222019-20$3,6092020-21$3,9412021-22$4,0112022-23$4,054
Bristol Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,722, 2019-20: $3,609, 2020-21: $3,941, 2021-22: $4,011, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,7222019-20$3,6092020-21$3,9412021-22$4,0112022-23$4,054
Bristol Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,722, 2019-20: $3,609, 2020-21: $3,941, 2021-22: $4,011, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,7222019-20$3,6092020-21$3,9412021-22$4,0112022-23$4,054
Bristol Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,722, 2019-20: $3,609, 2020-21: $3,941, 2021-22: $4,011, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,7222019-20$3,6092020-21$3,9412021-22$4,0112022-23$4,054

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 Bristol Public Schools scored proficient or above: 90-94% in reading and 95% or more 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 arts90-94%84.1%113
Math95% or more81.5%112

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, 189 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bristol Consolidated School18910.623.3%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 Bristol 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 Bristol Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentBristol Public Schools ranks 114 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,775).#114 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineBristol Public Schools is the number 117 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 276 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#117 of 234
  3. Milford Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 277 students in fall 2022, $18,375 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,375
  4. Rsu 88/Msad 24The next smaller Maine district: 261 students in fall 2022, $21,498 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,498
  5. Compare Bristol Public Schools with Milford Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineBristol Public Schools spent $69,981 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$69,981
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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 Bristol Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Bristol Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 189 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bristol Public Schools spend per student?
    $15,775 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 $15,667 per student, down 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bristol Public Schools' money come from?
    $5,654,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 12.1% state, 86.5% local and 1.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bristol Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 31 of the 311 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.0%, 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 Bristol Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,119,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,054 per student. Divided by the 16 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $69,981 per teacher, more than 83 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 Bristol Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bristol Public Schools scored proficient or above: 90-94% in reading and 95% or more 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 Bristol Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2303600. 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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