Rsu 45/Msad 45

Public school district · Aroostook County · Maine · NCES district ID 2311700

Rsu 45/Msad 45 spent $18,479 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 64% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its 2 schools enrolled 271 students in 2024-25; 58.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,502 per student, up 10.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (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 45/Msad 45 in enrollment (246 to 318 students) and Rsu 45/Msad 45 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 45/Msad 45, FY23Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kDeer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 45/Msad 45, FY23Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kDeer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 45/Msad 45, FY23Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kDeer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 45/Msad 45, FY23Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kDeer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$5,620,000 in revenue: 58.6% state, 23.8% local and 17.6% federal. Total spending including $121,000 of capital outlay was $5,549,000, or $19,677 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 45/Msad 45 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,296,000; Local $1,335,000; Federal $989,000; total $5,620,000.
  • State$3,296,000 59%
  • Local$1,335,000 24%
  • Federal$989,000 18%

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

282 students in 2022-23, 259 students in 2023-24, 271 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 45/Msad 45 enrollment by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 27101002003002022-232822023-242592024-25271
Rsu 45/Msad 45 enrollment by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 27101002003002022-232822023-242592024-25271
Rsu 45/Msad 45 enrollment by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 27101002003002022-232822023-242592024-25271
Rsu 45/Msad 45 enrollment by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 27101002003002022-232822023-242592024-25271

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328226.010.8
2023-2425926.010.0
2024-2527124.511.1

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

$1,489,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,280 per student

Rsu 45/Msad 45 booked $1,489,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 26 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 $57,247 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 37 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$1,123,00075.4%
Special education$240,00016.1%
Other programs$126,0008.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,902 in 2018-19, $4,781 in 2019-20, $4,834 in 2020-21, $5,087 in 2021-22, $5,280 in 2022-23.

Rsu 45/Msad 45 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,902, 2019-20: $4,781, 2020-21: $4,834, 2021-22: $5,087, 2022-23: $5,28002k4k6k2018-19$4,9022019-20$4,7812020-21$4,8342021-22$5,0872022-23$5,280
Rsu 45/Msad 45 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,902, 2019-20: $4,781, 2020-21: $4,834, 2021-22: $5,087, 2022-23: $5,28002k4k6k2018-19$4,9022019-20$4,7812020-21$4,8342021-22$5,0872022-23$5,280
Rsu 45/Msad 45 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,902, 2019-20: $4,781, 2020-21: $4,834, 2021-22: $5,087, 2022-23: $5,28002k4k6k2018-19$4,9022019-20$4,7812020-21$4,8342021-22$5,0872022-23$5,280
Rsu 45/Msad 45 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,902, 2019-20: $4,781, 2020-21: $4,834, 2021-22: $5,087, 2022-23: $5,28002k4k6k2018-19$4,9022019-20$4,7812020-21$4,8342021-22$5,0872022-23$5,280

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 45/Msad 45 scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading and 65-69% 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 arts70-74%84.1%141
Math65-69%81.5%146

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% or more of the 26 students in Rsu 45/Msad 45'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% or more87.3%
Students in the class2613,941

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, 180 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washburn District Elementary School18010.751.7%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, 91 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washburn District High School9112.041.8%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 45/Msad 45

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 45/Msad 45

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 45/Msad 45 ranks 90 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,479).#90 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 45/Msad 45 is the number 115 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 282 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#115 of 234
  3. Baileyville Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 295 students in fall 2022, $19,797 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,797
  4. Milford Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 277 students in fall 2022, $18,375 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,375
  5. Compare Rsu 45/Msad 45 with Baileyville Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Washburn District High School, its largest high school91 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.91
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 45/Msad 45 spent $57,247 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$57,247
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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 45/Msad 45

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 45/Msad 45?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 271 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 45/Msad 45 spend per student?
    $18,479 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 $20,502 per student, up 10.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 45/Msad 45's money come from?
    $5,620,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 58.6% state, 23.8% local and 17.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 45/Msad 45 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 36 of the 319 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.3%, 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 45/Msad 45 spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,489,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,280 per student. Divided by the 26 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,247 per teacher, more than 37 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 45/Msad 45 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 45/Msad 45 scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading and 65-69% 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 45/Msad 45?
    80% or more of the 26 students in Rsu 45/Msad 45'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 45/Msad 45's NCES district ID?
    2311700. 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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