Rsu 28/Msad 28

Public school district · Knox County · Maine · NCES district ID 2311130

Rsu 28/Msad 28 spent $22,053 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 64% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,194). Its 2 schools enrolled 688 students in 2024-25; 10.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,498 per student, up 11.1% 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 28/Msad 28 in enrollment (666 to 835 students) and Rsu 28/Msad 28 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 28/Msad 28, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Rsu 24 $22,868; Rsu 28/Msad 28 $22,053; Rsu 37/Msad 37 $20,282; Five Town CSD $19,305; Rsu 26 $18,843; Winthrop Public Schools $18,625; Rsu 44/Msad 44 $18,446; Rsu 56 $17,810; Msad 27 $17,139; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.15k20k25k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schoo…$26,788Rsu 24$22,868Rsu 28/Msad 28$22,053Rsu 37/Msad 37$20,282Five Town CSD$19,305Rsu 26$18,843Winthrop Public Schools$18,625Rsu 44/Msad 44$18,446Rsu 56$17,810Msad 27$17,139State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 28/Msad 28, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Rsu 24 $22,868; Rsu 28/Msad 28 $22,053; Rsu 37/Msad 37 $20,282; Five Town CSD $19,305; Rsu 26 $18,843; Winthrop Public Schools $18,625; Rsu 44/Msad 44 $18,446; Rsu 56 $17,810; Msad 27 $17,139; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.15k20k25k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools$26,788Rsu 24$22,868Rsu 28/Msad 28$22,053Rsu 37/Msad 37$20,282Five Town CSD$19,305Rsu 26$18,843Winthrop Public Schools$18,625Rsu 44/Msad 44$18,446Rsu 56$17,810Msad 27$17,139State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 28/Msad 28, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Rsu 24 $22,868; Rsu 28/Msad 28 $22,053; Rsu 37/Msad 37 $20,282; Five Town CSD $19,305; Rsu 26 $18,843; Winthrop Public Schools $18,625; Rsu 44/Msad 44 $18,446; Rsu 56 $17,810; Msad 27 $17,139; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.15k20k25k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools$26,788Rsu 24$22,868Rsu 28/Msad 28$22,053Rsu 37/Msad 37$20,282Five Town CSD$19,305Rsu 26$18,843Winthrop Public Schools$18,625Rsu 44/Msad 44$18,446Rsu 56$17,810Msad 27$17,139State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 28/Msad 28, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Rsu 24 $22,868; Rsu 28/Msad 28 $22,053; Rsu 37/Msad 37 $20,282; Five Town CSD $19,305; Rsu 26 $18,843; Winthrop Public Schools $18,625; Rsu 44/Msad 44 $18,446; Rsu 56 $17,810; Msad 27 $17,139; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.15k20k25k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools$26,788Rsu 24$22,868Rsu 28/Msad 28$22,053Rsu 37/Msad 37$20,282Five Town CSD$19,305Rsu 26$18,843Winthrop Public Schools$18,625Rsu 44/Msad 44$18,446Rsu 56$17,810Msad 27$17,139State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$19,596,000 in revenue: 10.7% state, 86.4% local and 2.9% federal. Total spending including $273,000 of capital outlay was $18,050,000, or $24,458 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 28/Msad 28 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,097,000; Local $16,939,000; Federal $560,000; total $19,596,000.
  • State$2,097,000 11%
  • Local$16,939,000 86%
  • Federal$560,000 3%

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 139 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

738 students in 2022-23, 705 students in 2023-24, 688 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 28/Msad 28 enrollment by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 705, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-237382023-247052024-25688
Rsu 28/Msad 28 enrollment by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 705, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-237382023-247052024-25688
Rsu 28/Msad 28 enrollment by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 705, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-237382023-247052024-25688
Rsu 28/Msad 28 enrollment by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 705, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-237382023-247052024-25688

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373866.211.1
2023-2470567.210.5
2024-2568867.010.3

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

$4,911,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,654 per student

Rsu 28/Msad 28 booked $4,911,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 66 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 $74,184 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 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$4,057,00082.6%
Special education$774,00015.8%
Other programs$80,0001.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,858 in 2018-19, $5,880 in 2019-20, $6,327 in 2020-21, $6,421 in 2021-22, $6,654 in 2022-23.

Rsu 28/Msad 28 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,858, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $6,327, 2021-22: $6,421, 2022-23: $6,65402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8582019-20$5,8802020-21$6,3272021-22$6,4212022-23$6,654
Rsu 28/Msad 28 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,858, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $6,327, 2021-22: $6,421, 2022-23: $6,65402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8582019-20$5,8802020-21$6,3272021-22$6,4212022-23$6,654
Rsu 28/Msad 28 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,858, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $6,327, 2021-22: $6,421, 2022-23: $6,65402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8582019-20$5,8802020-21$6,3272021-22$6,4212022-23$6,654
Rsu 28/Msad 28 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,858, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $6,327, 2021-22: $6,421, 2022-23: $6,65402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8582019-20$5,8802020-21$6,3272021-22$6,4212022-23$6,654

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 28/Msad 28 scored proficient or above: 94% in reading and 92% 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 arts94%84.1%519
Math92%81.5%518

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.

1 elementary school, 340 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Camden-Rockport Elementary School34010.628.2%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 middle school, 348 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Camden-Rockport Middle School34810.022.7%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 28/Msad 28

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 28/Msad 28

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 28/Msad 28 ranks 51 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,053).#51 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 28/Msad 28 is the number 75 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 738 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#75 of 234
  3. Rsu 56The next larger Maine district: 764 students in fall 2022, $17,810 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,810
  4. Five Town CSDThe next smaller Maine district: 721 students in fall 2022, $19,305 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,305
  5. Compare Rsu 28/Msad 28 with Rsu 56Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 28/Msad 28 spent $74,184 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$74,184
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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 28/Msad 28

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 28/Msad 28?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 688 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 28/Msad 28 spend per student?
    $22,053 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,194 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,498 per student, up 11.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 28/Msad 28's money come from?
    $19,596,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 10.7% state, 86.4% local and 2.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 28/Msad 28 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 51 of the 786 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.5%, 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 28/Msad 28 spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,911,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,654 per student. Divided by the 66 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $74,184 per teacher, more than 90 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 28/Msad 28 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 28/Msad 28 scored proficient or above: 94% in reading and 92% 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 28/Msad 28's NCES district ID?
    2311130. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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