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Hampden, Maine - 7 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Rsu 22 #110 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,014 per pupil, Rsu 22 ranks #166 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,278
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$15,014
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 22 operates 7 public schools serving 2,278 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 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 Penobscot County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,014 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 35.3% local, 57.7% state, and 7.0% 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 31/100, ranked #110 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 267.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Earl C Mcgraw School, with a diversity index of 19.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hampden Academy, enrolling 767 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Newburgh Elementary School, at 48 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hampden Academy accounts for 33.7% of all Rsu 22 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 22-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 22 school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Rsu 22 school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 767 students (highest), a spread of 719 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 22 student-counselor ratio is 268:1 — 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 22 is typically wider than the Rsu 22-aggregate figure suggests.
Rsu 22 chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Rsu 22 is typically wider than the Rsu 22-aggregate figure suggests.