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Hallowell, Maine - 8 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Rsu 02 #51 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,389 per pupil, Rsu 02 ranks #112 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,902
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$17,389
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 02 operates 8 public schools serving 1,902 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kennebec County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,389 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.4% local, 42.1% state, and 4.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #51 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 213.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hall-Dale Elementary Sch, with a diversity index of 23.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hall-Dale Middle and High School, enrolling 496 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dresden Elementary School, at 74 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hall-Dale Middle and High School accounts for 26.1% of all Rsu 02 student enrollment
That concentration means Rsu 02-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Rsu 02 school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Rsu 02 school enrollment ranges from 74 students (lowest) to 496 students (highest), a spread of 422 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rsu 02 student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Rsu 02 chronic absenteeism rate is 37.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.