An equity score of 42/100 ranks Rsu 29/Msad 29 #83 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,912 per pupil, Rsu 29/Msad 29 ranks #176 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,274
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,912
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 29/Msad 29 operates 4 public schools serving 1,274 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Aroostook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,912 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 17.1% local, 60.6% state, and 22.3% 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 42/100, ranked #83 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.
a 342.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Houlton Junior High School, with a diversity index of 38.3/100.
Its largest campus is Houlton High School, enrolling 378 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Houlton High School accounts for 29.7% of all Rsu 29/Msad 29 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 29/Msad 29-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 29/Msad 29 school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Rsu 29/Msad 29 school enrollment ranges from 186 students (lowest) to 378 students (highest), a spread of 192 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Rsu 29/Msad 29 student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 29/Msad 29 is typically wider than the Rsu 29/Msad 29-aggregate figure suggests.
Rsu 29/Msad 29 chronic absenteeism rate is 43.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.