Rsu 12

Public school district · Lincoln County · Maine · NCES district ID 2314780

Rsu 12 spent $13,599 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,843). Its 5 schools enrolled 877 students in 2024-25; 42.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,570 per student, up 7.1% 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 Rsu 12 in enrollment (1,135 to 1,407 students) and Rsu 12 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 12, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 12, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 12, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 12, FY23Wells-Ogunquit CSD $20,028; Ellsworth Public Schools $18,856; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 04 $17,984; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Lisbon Public Schools $14,402; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; Hermon Public Schools $13,263; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kWells-Ogunquit CSD$20,028Ellsworth Public Schools$18,856Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 04$17,984Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Lisbon Public Schools$14,402Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599Hermon Public Schools$13,263State median, 1,000+ students $17,843

Where the money came from

$29,241,000 in revenue: 42.8% state, 48.1% local and 9.1% federal. Total spending including $156,000 of capital outlay was $25,525,000, or $20,178 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 12 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,511,000; Local $14,075,000; Federal $2,655,000; total $29,241,000.
  • State$12,511,000 43%
  • Local$14,075,000 48%
  • Federal$2,655,000 9%

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 63 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

908 students in 2022-23, 880 students in 2023-24, 877 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 87702505007501k2022-239082023-248802024-25877
Rsu 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 87702505007501k2022-239082023-248802024-25877
Rsu 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 87702505007501k2022-239082023-248802024-25877
Rsu 12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 87702505007501k2022-239082023-248802024-25877

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2390892.69.8
2023-2488091.59.6
2024-2587789.79.8

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

$4,910,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,881 per student

Rsu 12 booked $4,910,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 93 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 $53,018 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 20 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$3,991,00081.3%
Special education$848,00017.3%
Other programs$71,0001.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,594 in 2018-19, $3,584 in 2019-20, $3,869 in 2020-21, $3,421 in 2021-22, $3,881 in 2022-23.

Rsu 12 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,594, 2019-20: $3,584, 2020-21: $3,869, 2021-22: $3,421, 2022-23: $3,88101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5942019-20$3,5842020-21$3,8692021-22$3,4212022-23$3,881
Rsu 12 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,594, 2019-20: $3,584, 2020-21: $3,869, 2021-22: $3,421, 2022-23: $3,88101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5942019-20$3,5842020-21$3,8692021-22$3,4212022-23$3,881
Rsu 12 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,594, 2019-20: $3,584, 2020-21: $3,869, 2021-22: $3,421, 2022-23: $3,88101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5942019-20$3,5842020-21$3,8692021-22$3,4212022-23$3,881
Rsu 12 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,594, 2019-20: $3,584, 2020-21: $3,869, 2021-22: $3,421, 2022-23: $3,88101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5942019-20$3,5842020-21$3,8692021-22$3,4212022-23$3,881

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 Rsu 12 scored proficient or above: 86% in reading and 85% 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 arts86%84.1%624
Math85%81.5%629

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.

4 elementary schools, 845 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Windsor Elementary School28811.732.6%Targeted program
Chelsea Elementary School2627.949.2%Targeted program
Whitefield Elementary School18411.555.4%Targeted program
Palermo Consolidated School1118.044.1%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.

1 other school, 32 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Somerville Elementary School3216.021.9%Eligible, no 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 Rsu 12

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 Rsu 12

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 12 ranks 62 of 63 Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,599).#62 of 63
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 12 is the number 56 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 1,265 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#56 of 234
  3. Rsu 29/Msad 29The next larger Maine district: 1,274 students in fall 2022, $14,912 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,912
  4. Rsu 39The next smaller Maine district: 1,220 students in fall 2022, $17,075 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,075
  5. Compare Rsu 12 with Rsu 29/Msad 29Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 12 spent $53,018 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$53,018
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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 Rsu 12

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 12?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 other), enrolling 877 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 12 spend per student?
    $13,599 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,843 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,570 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 12's money come from?
    $29,241,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.8% state, 48.1% local and 9.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 12 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 219 of the 1,752 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.5%, 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 much does Rsu 12 spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,910,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,881 per student. Divided by the 93 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,018 per teacher, more than 20 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).
  6. How do students in Rsu 12 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 12 scored proficient or above: 86% in reading and 85% 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.
  7. What is Rsu 12's NCES district ID?
    2314780. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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