Rsu 42/Msad 42

Public school district · Aroostook County · Maine · NCES district ID 2311610

Rsu 42/Msad 42 spent $18,980 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its 2 schools enrolled 333 students in 2024-25; 39.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,181 per student, down 4.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Maine: 87.3%).

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 42/Msad 42 in enrollment (299 to 371 students) and Rsu 42/Msad 42 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 42/Msad 42, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Blue Hill Public Schools $12,819; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology …$14,513Community Regional Charter Sch…$14,232Blue Hill Public Schools$12,819Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 42/Msad 42, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Blue Hill Public Schools $12,819; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology and S…$14,513Community Regional Charter School$14,232Blue Hill Public Schools$12,819Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 42/Msad 42, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Blue Hill Public Schools $12,819; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology and Science$14,513Community Regional Charter School$14,232Blue Hill Public Schools$12,819Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 42/Msad 42, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 42/Msad 42 $18,980; Rsu 50 $17,269; Baxter Academy for Technology and Science $14,513; Community Regional Charter School $14,232; Blue Hill Public Schools $12,819; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 42/Msad 42$18,980Rsu 50$17,269Baxter Academy for Technology and Scien…$14,513Community Regional Charter School$14,232Blue Hill Public Schools$12,819Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$6,941,000 in revenue: 39.0% state, 43.8% local and 17.2% federal. Total spending including $64,000 of capital outlay was $6,774,000, or $19,466 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 42/Msad 42 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,708,000; Local $3,041,000; Federal $1,192,000; total $6,941,000.
  • State$2,708,000 39%
  • Local$3,041,000 44%
  • Federal$1,192,000 17%

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

348 students in 2022-23, 332 students in 2023-24, 333 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 42/Msad 42 enrollment by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233482023-243322024-25333
Rsu 42/Msad 42 enrollment by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233482023-243322024-25333
Rsu 42/Msad 42 enrollment by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233482023-243322024-25333
Rsu 42/Msad 42 enrollment by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233482023-243322024-25333

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334837.89.2
2023-2433238.88.6
2024-2533336.29.2

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

$2,113,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,072 per student

Rsu 42/Msad 42 booked $2,113,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 38 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 $55,870 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 31 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$1,738,00082.3%
Special education$341,00016.1%
Other programs$34,0001.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,013 in 2018-19, $5,000 in 2019-20, $4,976 in 2020-21, $5,507 in 2021-22, $6,072 in 2022-23.

Rsu 42/Msad 42 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,013, 2019-20: $5,000, 2020-21: $4,976, 2021-22: $5,507, 2022-23: $6,07202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0132019-20$5,0002020-21$4,9762021-22$5,5072022-23$6,072
Rsu 42/Msad 42 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,013, 2019-20: $5,000, 2020-21: $4,976, 2021-22: $5,507, 2022-23: $6,07202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0132019-20$5,0002020-21$4,9762021-22$5,5072022-23$6,072
Rsu 42/Msad 42 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,013, 2019-20: $5,000, 2020-21: $4,976, 2021-22: $5,507, 2022-23: $6,07202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0132019-20$5,0002020-21$4,9762021-22$5,5072022-23$6,072
Rsu 42/Msad 42 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,013, 2019-20: $5,000, 2020-21: $4,976, 2021-22: $5,507, 2022-23: $6,07202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0132019-20$5,0002020-21$4,9762021-22$5,5072022-23$6,072

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 42/Msad 42 scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 80-84% 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 arts80-84%84.1%152
Math80-84%81.5%153

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 35 students in Rsu 42/Msad 42's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMaine
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%87.3%
Students in the class3513,941

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 176 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fort Street School17610.752.8%Schoolwide 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 high school, 157 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Aroostook Jr-Sr High School1578.048.4%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 42/Msad 42

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 42/Msad 42

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 42/Msad 42 ranks 82 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,980).#82 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 42/Msad 42 is the number 107 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 348 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#107 of 234
  3. Baxter Academy for Technology and ScienceThe next larger Maine district: 355 students in fall 2022, $14,513 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,513
  4. Rsu 50The next smaller Maine district: 335 students in fall 2022, $17,269 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,269
  5. Compare Rsu 42/Msad 42 with Baxter Academy for Technology and ScienceEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Central Aroostook Jr-Sr High School, its largest high school157 students in 2024-25, 8.0 per teacher.157
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 42/Msad 42 spent $55,870 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$55,870
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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 42/Msad 42

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 42/Msad 42?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 333 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 42/Msad 42 spend per student?
    $18,980 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 $18,181 per student, down 4.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 42/Msad 42's money come from?
    $6,941,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.0% state, 43.8% local and 17.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 42/Msad 42 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 29 of the 273 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.6%, 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 42/Msad 42 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,113,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,072 per student. Divided by the 38 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $55,870 per teacher, more than 31 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 42/Msad 42 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 42/Msad 42 scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 80-84% 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 the graduation rate in Rsu 42/Msad 42?
    80-89% of the 35 students in Rsu 42/Msad 42's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Rsu 42/Msad 42's NCES district ID?
    2311610. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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