Ellsworth Public Schools

Public school district · Hancock County · Maine · NCES district ID 2305500

Ellsworth Public Schools spent $18,856 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,843). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,261 students in 2024-25; 40.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,855 per student, up 10.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Ellsworth Public Schools in enrollment (1,220 to 1,437 students) and Ellsworth Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Ellsworth Public Schools, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 34 $18,568; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 73 $17,330; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 34$18,568Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 73$17,330Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Ellsworth Public Schools, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 34 $18,568; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 73 $17,330; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 34$18,568Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 73$17,330Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Ellsworth Public Schools, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 34 $18,568; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 73 $17,330; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 34$18,568Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 73$17,330Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Ellsworth Public Schools, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 34 $18,568; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 73 $17,330; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 34$18,568Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 73$17,330Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843

Where the money came from

$27,124,000 in revenue: 40.9% state, 52.8% local and 6.2% federal. Total spending including $472,000 of capital outlay was $26,450,000, or $19,917 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ellsworth Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,104,000; Local $14,334,000; Federal $1,686,000; total $27,124,000.
  • State$11,104,000 41%
  • Local$14,334,000 53%
  • Federal$1,686,000 6%

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 63 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,328 students in 2022-23, 1,280 students in 2023-24, 1,261 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ellsworth Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,328, 2023-24: 1,280, 2024-25: 1,26105001k1.5k2022-231,3282023-241,2802024-251,261
Ellsworth Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,328, 2023-24: 1,280, 2024-25: 1,26105001k1.5k2022-231,3282023-241,2802024-251,261
Ellsworth Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,328, 2023-24: 1,280, 2024-25: 1,26105001k1.5k2022-231,3282023-241,2802024-251,261
Ellsworth Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,328, 2023-24: 1,280, 2024-25: 1,26105001k1.5k2022-231,3282023-241,2802024-251,261

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,328112.811.8
2023-241,280111.011.5
2024-251,261110.911.4

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

$7,049,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,308 per student

Ellsworth Public Schools booked $7,049,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 124 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 $56,934 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 34 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$5,265,00074.7%
Special education$948,00013.4%
Vocational$618,0008.8%
Other programs$218,0003.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,951 in 2018-19, $4,140 in 2019-20, $4,537 in 2020-21, $5,680 in 2021-22, $5,308 in 2022-23.

Ellsworth Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,951, 2019-20: $4,140, 2020-21: $4,537, 2021-22: $5,680, 2022-23: $5,30802k4k6k2018-19$3,9512019-20$4,1402020-21$4,5372021-22$5,6802022-23$5,308
Ellsworth Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,951, 2019-20: $4,140, 2020-21: $4,537, 2021-22: $5,680, 2022-23: $5,30802k4k6k2018-19$3,9512019-20$4,1402020-21$4,5372021-22$5,6802022-23$5,308
Ellsworth Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,951, 2019-20: $4,140, 2020-21: $4,537, 2021-22: $5,680, 2022-23: $5,30802k4k6k2018-19$3,9512019-20$4,1402020-21$4,5372021-22$5,6802022-23$5,308
Ellsworth Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,951, 2019-20: $4,140, 2020-21: $4,537, 2021-22: $5,680, 2022-23: $5,30802k4k6k2018-19$3,9512019-20$4,1402020-21$4,5372021-22$5,6802022-23$5,308

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 Ellsworth Public Schools scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 81% 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 arts84%84.1%548
Math81%81.5%552

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

90-94% of the 133 students in Ellsworth 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 rate90‑94%87.3%
Students in the class13313,941

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, 740 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School74010.647.6%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.

1 high school, 521 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ellsworth High School52112.735.7%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 Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentEllsworth Public Schools ranks 23 of 63 Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,856).#23 of 63
  2. Every school district in MaineEllsworth Public Schools is the number 52 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 1,328 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#52 of 234
  3. Hermon Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 1,397 students in fall 2022, $13,263 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,263
  4. Lisbon Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 1,311 students in fall 2022, $14,402 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,402
  5. Compare Ellsworth Public Schools with Hermon Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Ellsworth High School, its largest high school521 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.521
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineEllsworth Public Schools spent $56,934 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$56,934
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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 Ellsworth Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Ellsworth Public Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 1,261 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ellsworth Public Schools spend per student?
    $18,856 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,843 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,855 per student, up 10.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ellsworth Public Schools' money come from?
    $27,124,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.9% state, 52.8% local and 6.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ellsworth Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 125 of the 1,168 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.7%, 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 Ellsworth Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,049,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,308 per student. Divided by the 124 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,934 per teacher, more than 34 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 Ellsworth Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ellsworth Public Schools scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 81% 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 Ellsworth Public Schools?
    90-94% of the 133 students in Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2305500. 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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