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Buxton, Maine - 8 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Rsu 06/Msad 06 #113 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,246 per pupil, Rsu 06/Msad 06 ranks #146 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,283
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$16,246
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 06/Msad 06 operates 8 public schools serving 3,283 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 elementary, 1 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,246 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 47.3% local, 42.9% state, and 9.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #113 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 275.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buxton Center Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.9/100.
Its largest campus is Bonny Eagle High School, enrolling 1,027 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Steep Falls Elementary School, at 85 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bonny Eagle High School accounts for 31.2% of all Rsu 06/Msad 06 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 06/Msad 06-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 06/Msad 06 school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Rsu 06/Msad 06 school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 1,027 students (highest), a spread of 942 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rsu 06/Msad 06 student-counselor ratio is 276:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Rsu 06/Msad 06 is typically wider than the Rsu 06/Msad 06-aggregate figure suggests.
Rsu 06/Msad 06 chronic absenteeism rate is 31.3% — 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.