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Washburn, Maine - 2 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Rsu 45/Msad 45 #13 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,561 per pupil, Rsu 45/Msad 45 ranks #92 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
282
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$18,561
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 45/Msad 45 operates 2 public schools serving 282 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 $18,561 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.7% local, 54.2% state, and 24.1% 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 76/100, ranked #13 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 32.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.6% White, 2.8% Asian, 1.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Washburn District Elem School, enrolling 180 students (66% of the district's total enrollment).
Washburn District Elem School accounts for 63.8% of all Rsu 45/Msad 45 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rsu 45/Msad 45 a distant remainder — means Rsu 45/Msad 45-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Rsu 45/Msad 45 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.