An equity score of 50/100 ranks Rsu 26 #61 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,843 per pupil, Rsu 26 ranks #110 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
835
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,843
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 26 operates 3 public schools serving 835 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 $18,843 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 54.7% local, 38.1% state, and 7.2% 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 50/100, ranked #61 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 219.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.1% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Asa C Adams School, with a diversity index of 33.5/100.
Its largest campus is Orono High School, enrolling 337 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Orono High School accounts for 40.4% of all Rsu 26 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 26-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Rsu 26 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Rsu 26 school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 337 students (highest), a spread of 183 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 26 student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — 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 26 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 26 is typically wider than the Rsu 26-aggregate figure suggests.