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Gardiner, Maine - 6 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Rsu 11/Msad 11 #91 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,413 per pupil, Rsu 11/Msad 11 ranks #160 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,949
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,413
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 11/Msad 11 operates 6 public schools serving 1,949 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $15,413 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 34.8% local, 52.0% state, and 13.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #91 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 370.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.0% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gardiner Regional Middle School, with a diversity index of 15.5/100.
Its largest campus is Gardiner Area High School, enrolling 565 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Gardiner Area High School accounts for 29.0% of all Rsu 11/Msad 11 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 11/Msad 11-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 11/Msad 11 school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Rsu 11/Msad 11 school enrollment ranges from 192 students (lowest) to 565 students (highest), a spread of 373 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 11/Msad 11 student-counselor ratio is 371:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Rsu 11/Msad 11 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.6% — 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.