Maine Connections Academy

Public school district · Cumberland County · Maine · NCES district ID 2314819

Maine Connections Academy spent $11,901 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 96% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 504 students in 2024-25; 88.4% of its revenue came from the state. 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 · 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 Maine Connections Academy in enrollment (435 to 500 students) and Maine Connections Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Maine Connections Academy, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Rsu 20 $25,080; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Rsu 31/Msad 31 $20,671; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Millinocket Public Schools $18,280; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Maine Virtual Academy $12,030; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Rsu 20$25,080Mount Desert Island Regional S…$24,737Rsu 31/Msad 31$20,671Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Millinocket Public Schools$18,280Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Maine Virtual Academy$12,030Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Maine Connections Academy, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Rsu 20 $25,080; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Rsu 31/Msad 31 $20,671; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Millinocket Public Schools $18,280; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Maine Virtual Academy $12,030; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Rsu 20$25,080Mount Desert Island Regional School…$24,737Rsu 31/Msad 31$20,671Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Millinocket Public Schools$18,280Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Maine Virtual Academy$12,030Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Maine Connections Academy, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Rsu 20 $25,080; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Rsu 31/Msad 31 $20,671; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Millinocket Public Schools $18,280; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Maine Virtual Academy $12,030; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Rsu 20$25,080Mount Desert Island Regional School System$24,737Rsu 31/Msad 31$20,671Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Millinocket Public Schools$18,280Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Maine Virtual Academy$12,030Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Maine Connections Academy, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Rsu 20 $25,080; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Rsu 31/Msad 31 $20,671; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Millinocket Public Schools $18,280; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Maine Virtual Academy $12,030; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Rsu 20$25,080Mount Desert Island Regional School Sys…$24,737Rsu 31/Msad 31$20,671Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Millinocket Public Schools$18,280Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Maine Virtual Academy$12,030Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$5,816,000 in revenue: 88.4% state, 0.3% local and 11.4% federal. Total spending was $5,704,000, or $12,240 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Maine Connections Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,140,000; Local $15,000; Federal $661,000; total $5,816,000.
  • State$5,140,000 88%
  • Local$15,000 0%
  • Federal$661,000 11%

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

466 students in 2022-23, 510 students in 2023-24, 504 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Maine Connections Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 466, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50402004006002022-234662023-245102024-25504
Maine Connections Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 466, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50402004006002022-234662023-245102024-25504
Maine Connections Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 466, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50402004006002022-234662023-245102024-25504
Maine Connections Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 466, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50402004006002022-234662023-245102024-25504

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346622.720.5
2023-2451023.022.2
2024-2550427.018.7

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

$1,258,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,700 per student

Maine Connections Academy booked $1,258,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 23 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 $55,419 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 28 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$1,038,00082.5%
Special education$216,00017.2%
Other programs$4,0000.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,035 in 2018-19, $2,190 in 2019-20, $2,142 in 2020-21, $2,859 in 2021-22, $2,700 in 2022-23.

Maine Connections Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,035, 2019-20: $2,190, 2020-21: $2,142, 2021-22: $2,859, 2022-23: $2,70001k2k3k2018-19$2,0352019-20$2,1902020-21$2,1422021-22$2,8592022-23$2,700
Maine Connections Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,035, 2019-20: $2,190, 2020-21: $2,142, 2021-22: $2,859, 2022-23: $2,70001k2k3k2018-19$2,0352019-20$2,1902020-21$2,1422021-22$2,8592022-23$2,700
Maine Connections Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,035, 2019-20: $2,190, 2020-21: $2,142, 2021-22: $2,859, 2022-23: $2,70001k2k3k2018-19$2,0352019-20$2,1902020-21$2,1422021-22$2,8592022-23$2,700
Maine Connections Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,035, 2019-20: $2,190, 2020-21: $2,142, 2021-22: $2,859, 2022-23: $2,70001k2k3k2018-19$2,0352019-20$2,1902020-21$2,1422021-22$2,8592022-23$2,700

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 Maine Connections Academy scored proficient or above: 90% in reading and 92% 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%84.1%219
Math92%81.5%221

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 105 students in Maine Connections Academy's 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 class10513,941

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 high school, 504 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Maine Connections Academy50418.743.7%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 Maine Connections Academy

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 Maine Connections Academy

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentMaine Connections Academy ranks 134 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,901).#134 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineMaine Connections Academy is the number 94 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 466 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#94 of 234
  3. Rsu 86/Msad 20The next larger Maine district: 482 students in fall 2022, $17,033 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,033
  4. Wiscasset Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 461 students in fall 2022, $20,547 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,547
  5. Compare Maine Connections Academy with Rsu 86/Msad 20Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Maine Connections Academy, its largest high school504 students in 2024-25, 18.7 per teacher.504
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineMaine Connections Academy spent $55,419 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$55,419
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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 Maine Connections Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Maine Connections Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 504 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Maine Connections Academy spend per student?
    $11,901 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.
  3. Where does Maine Connections Academy's money come from?
    $5,816,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 88.4% state, 0.3% local and 11.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Maine Connections Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,258,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,700 per student. Divided by the 23 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $55,419 per teacher, more than 28 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).
  5. How do students in Maine Connections Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Maine Connections Academy scored proficient or above: 90% in reading and 92% 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 the graduation rate in Maine Connections Academy?
    90-94% of the 105 students in Maine Connections Academy's 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.
  7. What is Maine Connections Academy's NCES district ID?
    2314819. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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: 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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