Cherryfield Public Schools

Public school district · Washington County · Maine · NCES district ID 2314814

Cherryfield Public Schools spent $20,914 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 57% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 110 students in 2024-25; 26.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,485 per student, down 2.1% 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 Cherryfield Public Schools in enrollment (82 to 104 students) and Cherryfield Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Cherryfield Public Schools, FY23Islesboro Public Schools $32,695; Northport Public Schools $28,483; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Cherryfield Public Schools $20,914; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; Cutler Public Schools $12,368; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30k40kIslesboro Public Schools$32,695Northport Public Schools$28,483Eustis Public Schools$23,545Cherryfield Public Schools$20,914Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340Cutler Public Schools$12,368State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Cherryfield Public Schools, FY23Islesboro Public Schools $32,695; Northport Public Schools $28,483; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Cherryfield Public Schools $20,914; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; Cutler Public Schools $12,368; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30k40kIslesboro Public Schools$32,695Northport Public Schools$28,483Eustis Public Schools$23,545Cherryfield Public Schools$20,914Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340Cutler Public Schools$12,368State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Cherryfield Public Schools, FY23Islesboro Public Schools $32,695; Northport Public Schools $28,483; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Cherryfield Public Schools $20,914; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; Cutler Public Schools $12,368; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30k40kIslesboro Public Schools$32,695Northport Public Schools$28,483Eustis Public Schools$23,545Cherryfield Public Schools$20,914Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340Cutler Public Schools$12,368State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Cherryfield Public Schools, FY23Islesboro Public Schools $32,695; Northport Public Schools $28,483; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Cherryfield Public Schools $20,914; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; Cutler Public Schools $12,368; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30k40kIslesboro Public Schools$32,695Northport Public Schools$28,483Eustis Public Schools$23,545Cherryfield Public Schools$20,914Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340Cutler Public Schools$12,368State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$2,822,000 in revenue: 26.4% state, 51.9% local and 21.7% federal. Total spending including $22,000 of capital outlay was $2,594,000, or $27,892 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cherryfield Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $745,000; Local $1,466,000; Federal $611,000; total $2,822,000.
  • State$745,000 26%
  • Local$1,466,000 52%
  • Federal$611,000 22%

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

90 students in 2022-23, 93 students in 2023-24, 110 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cherryfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 93, 2024-25: 1100501001502022-23902023-24932024-25110
Cherryfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 93, 2024-25: 1100501001502022-23902023-24932024-25110
Cherryfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 93, 2024-25: 1100501001502022-23902023-24932024-25110
Cherryfield Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 93, 2024-25: 1100501001502022-23902023-24932024-25110

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23909.59.5
2023-249311.97.8
2024-2511013.18.4

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

$517,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,559 per student

Cherryfield Public Schools booked $517,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10 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 $54,421 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 26 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$459,00088.8%
Special education$50,0009.7%
Other programs$8,0001.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,774 in 2018-19, $4,354 in 2019-20, $5,616 in 2020-21, $5,892 in 2021-22, $5,559 in 2022-23.

Cherryfield Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,774, 2019-20: $4,354, 2020-21: $5,616, 2021-22: $5,892, 2022-23: $5,55902k4k6k2018-19$3,7742019-20$4,3542020-21$5,6162021-22$5,8922022-23$5,559
Cherryfield Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,774, 2019-20: $4,354, 2020-21: $5,616, 2021-22: $5,892, 2022-23: $5,55902k4k6k2018-19$3,7742019-20$4,3542020-21$5,6162021-22$5,8922022-23$5,559
Cherryfield Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,774, 2019-20: $4,354, 2020-21: $5,616, 2021-22: $5,892, 2022-23: $5,55902k4k6k2018-19$3,7742019-20$4,3542020-21$5,6162021-22$5,8922022-23$5,559
Cherryfield Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,774, 2019-20: $4,354, 2020-21: $5,616, 2021-22: $5,892, 2022-23: $5,55902k4k6k2018-19$3,7742019-20$4,3542020-21$5,6162021-22$5,8922022-23$5,559

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 Cherryfield 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%63
Math85-89%81.5%63

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, 110 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cherryfield Elementary1108.447.3%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 Cherryfield 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 Cherryfield Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentCherryfield Public Schools ranks 61 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,914).#61 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineCherryfield Public Schools is the number 172 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 93 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#172 of 234
  3. Penobscot Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 97 students in fall 2022, $15,598 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,598
  4. Indian IslandThe next smaller Maine district: 92 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Cherryfield Public Schools with Penobscot Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineCherryfield Public Schools spent $54,421 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$54,421
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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 Cherryfield Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Cherryfield Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 110 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cherryfield Public Schools spend per student?
    $20,914 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 $20,485 per student, down 2.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cherryfield Public Schools' money come from?
    $2,822,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.4% state, 51.9% local and 21.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cherryfield Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 36 of the 142 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.4%, 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 Cherryfield Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $517,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,559 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,421 per teacher, more than 26 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 Cherryfield Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cherryfield 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 Cherryfield Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2314814. 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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