Mount Desert Public Schools

Public school district · Hancock County · Maine · NCES district ID 2308490

Mount Desert Public Schools spent $31,222 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 91% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 161 students in 2024-25; 12.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,057 per student, down 0.5% 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 Mount Desert Public Schools in enrollment (140 to 169 students) and Mount Desert Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Mount Desert Public Schools, FY23Mount Desert Public Schools $31,222; Rsu 08/Msad 08 $30,847; Southwest Harbor Public Schools $28,965; Limestone Public Schools $28,029; Trenton Public Schools $27,227; Hope Public Schools $24,876; Eastport Public Schools $22,472; Rsu 82/Msad 12 $19,777; Greenbush Public Schools $17,873; Woodland Public Schools $13,852; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30k35kMount Desert Public Schools$31,222Rsu 08/Msad 08$30,847Southwest Harbor Public Schools$28,965Limestone Public Schools$28,029Trenton Public Schools$27,227Hope Public Schools$24,876Eastport Public Schools$22,472Rsu 82/Msad 12$19,777Greenbush Public Schools$17,873Woodland Public Schools$13,852State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Mount Desert Public Schools, FY23Mount Desert Public Schools $31,222; Rsu 08/Msad 08 $30,847; Southwest Harbor Public Schools $28,965; Limestone Public Schools $28,029; Trenton Public Schools $27,227; Hope Public Schools $24,876; Eastport Public Schools $22,472; Rsu 82/Msad 12 $19,777; Greenbush Public Schools $17,873; Woodland Public Schools $13,852; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30k35kMount Desert Public Schools$31,222Rsu 08/Msad 08$30,847Southwest Harbor Public Schools$28,965Limestone Public Schools$28,029Trenton Public Schools$27,227Hope Public Schools$24,876Eastport Public Schools$22,472Rsu 82/Msad 12$19,777Greenbush Public Schools$17,873Woodland Public Schools$13,852State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Mount Desert Public Schools, FY23Mount Desert Public Schools $31,222; Rsu 08/Msad 08 $30,847; Southwest Harbor Public Schools $28,965; Limestone Public Schools $28,029; Trenton Public Schools $27,227; Hope Public Schools $24,876; Eastport Public Schools $22,472; Rsu 82/Msad 12 $19,777; Greenbush Public Schools $17,873; Woodland Public Schools $13,852; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30k35kMount Desert Public Schools$31,222Rsu 08/Msad 08$30,847Southwest Harbor Public Schools$28,965Limestone Public Schools$28,029Trenton Public Schools$27,227Hope Public Schools$24,876Eastport Public Schools$22,472Rsu 82/Msad 12$19,777Greenbush Public Schools$17,873Woodland Public Schools$13,852State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Mount Desert Public Schools, FY23Mount Desert Public Schools $31,222; Rsu 08/Msad 08 $30,847; Southwest Harbor Public Schools $28,965; Limestone Public Schools $28,029; Trenton Public Schools $27,227; Hope Public Schools $24,876; Eastport Public Schools $22,472; Rsu 82/Msad 12 $19,777; Greenbush Public Schools $17,873; Woodland Public Schools $13,852; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30k35kMount Desert Public Schools$31,222Rsu 08/Msad 08$30,847Southwest Harbor Public Schools$28,965Limestone Public Schools$28,029Trenton Public Schools$27,227Hope Public Schools$24,876Eastport Public Schools$22,472Rsu 82/Msad 12$19,777Greenbush Public Schools$17,873Woodland Public Schools$13,852State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$4,843,000 in revenue: 12.2% state, 85.6% local and 2.2% federal. Total spending including $76,000 of capital outlay was $4,853,000, or $31,719 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mount Desert Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $589,000; Local $4,147,000; Federal $107,000; total $4,843,000.
  • State$589,000 12%
  • Local$4,147,000 86%
  • Federal$107,000 2%

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

153 students in 2022-23, 159 students in 2023-24, 161 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mount Desert Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25161
Mount Desert Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25161
Mount Desert Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25161
Mount Desert Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25161

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315322.07.0
2023-2415920.97.6
2024-2516122.07.3

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mount Desert Public Schools scored proficient or above: 95% or more 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 arts95% or more84.1%104
Math95% or more81.5%105

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, 161 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mt Desert Elementary School1617.323.0%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 Mount Desert 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 Mount Desert Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentMount Desert Public Schools ranks 14 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($31,222).#14 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineMount Desert Public Schools is the number 148 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 153 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#148 of 234
  3. Greenbush Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 157 students in fall 2022, $17,873 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,873
  4. Hope Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 145 students in fall 2022, $24,876 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,876
  5. Compare Mount Desert Public Schools with Greenbush Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Mount Desert Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Mount Desert Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 161 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mount Desert Public Schools spend per student?
    $31,222 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 $31,057 per student, down 0.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mount Desert Public Schools' money come from?
    $4,843,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 12.2% state, 85.6% local and 2.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mount Desert Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 8 of the 156 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.1%, 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 do students in Mount Desert Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mount Desert Public Schools scored proficient or above: 95% or more 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.
  6. What is Mount Desert Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2308490. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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