Calais Public Schools

Public school district · Washington County · Maine · NCES district ID 2303870

Calais Public Schools spent $19,955 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 52% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its 2 schools enrolled 539 students in 2024-25; 55.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,935 per student, down 5.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Maine: 87.3%).

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 Calais Public Schools in enrollment (502 to 612 students) and Calais Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Calais Public Schools, FY23Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kMadison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Calais Public Schools, FY23Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kMadison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Calais Public Schools, FY23Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.12.5k17.5k22.5kMadison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Calais Public Schools, FY23Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.12.5k17.5k22.5kMadison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$11,996,000 in revenue: 55.7% state, 26.6% local and 17.7% federal. Total spending including $399,000 of capital outlay was $12,186,000, or $21,010 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Calais Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,684,000; Local $3,189,000; Federal $2,123,000; total $11,996,000.
  • State$6,684,000 56%
  • Local$3,189,000 27%
  • Federal$2,123,000 18%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

579 students in 2022-23, 557 students in 2023-24, 539 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Calais Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 579, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235792023-245572024-25539
Calais Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 579, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235792023-245572024-25539
Calais Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 579, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235792023-245572024-25539
Calais Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 579, 2023-24: 557, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235792023-245572024-25539

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357952.011.1
2023-2455750.011.1
2024-2553951.010.6

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

$3,222,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,555 per student

Calais Public Schools booked $3,222,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 61 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 $53,160 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 21 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$2,383,00074.0%
Special education$349,00010.8%
Vocational$458,00014.2%
Other programs$32,0001.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,879 in 2018-19, $5,118 in 2019-20, $4,507 in 2020-21, $4,982 in 2021-22, $5,555 in 2022-23.

Calais Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,879, 2019-20: $5,118, 2020-21: $4,507, 2021-22: $4,982, 2022-23: $5,55502k4k6k2018-19$4,8792019-20$5,1182020-21$4,5072021-22$4,9822022-23$5,555
Calais Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,879, 2019-20: $5,118, 2020-21: $4,507, 2021-22: $4,982, 2022-23: $5,55502k4k6k2018-19$4,8792019-20$5,1182020-21$4,5072021-22$4,9822022-23$5,555
Calais Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,879, 2019-20: $5,118, 2020-21: $4,507, 2021-22: $4,982, 2022-23: $5,55502k4k6k2018-19$4,8792019-20$5,1182020-21$4,5072021-22$4,9822022-23$5,555
Calais Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,879, 2019-20: $5,118, 2020-21: $4,507, 2021-22: $4,982, 2022-23: $5,55502k4k6k2018-19$4,8792019-20$5,1182020-21$4,5072021-22$4,9822022-23$5,555

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 Calais Public Schools scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading and 84% 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%196
Math84%81.5%203

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 72 students in Calais Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMaine
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%87.3%
Students in the class7213,941

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 250 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Calais Elementary School2509.352.8%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.

1 high school, 289 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Calais Middle/High School28912.057.8%Eligible, no 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 Calais 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 Calais Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentCalais Public Schools ranks 73 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,955).#73 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineCalais Public Schools is the number 84 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 580 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#84 of 234
  3. Rsu 58/Msad 58The next larger Maine district: 587 students in fall 2022, $19,164 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,164
  4. Madison Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 575 students in fall 2022, $21,577 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,577
  5. Compare Calais Public Schools with Rsu 58/Msad 58Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Calais Middle/High School, its largest high school289 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.289
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineCalais Public Schools spent $53,160 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$53,160
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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 Calais Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Calais Public Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 539 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Calais Public Schools spend per student?
    $19,955 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 $18,935 per student, down 5.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Calais Public Schools' money come from?
    $11,996,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 55.7% state, 26.6% local and 17.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Calais Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 104 of the 444 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.4%, 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 Calais Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,222,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,555 per student. Divided by the 61 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,160 per teacher, more than 21 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 Calais Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Calais Public Schools scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading and 84% 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 the graduation rate in Calais Public Schools?
    85-89% of the 72 students in Calais Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Calais Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2303870. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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