Rsu 51/Msad 51

Public school district · Cumberland County · Maine · NCES district ID 2314240

Rsu 51/Msad 51 spent $21,107 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,843). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,235 students in 2024-25; 32.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,896 per student, up 8.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 51/Msad 51 in enrollment (1,989 to 2,314 students) and Rsu 51/Msad 51 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 51/Msad 51, FY23Falmouth Public Schools $22,460; Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 09 $17,764; Rsu 35/Msad 35 $17,602; Rsu 05 $17,544; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; Rsu 52/Msad 52 $15,414; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kFalmouth Public Schools$22,460Rsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 09$17,764Rsu 35/Msad 35$17,602Rsu 05$17,544Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072Rsu 52/Msad 52$15,414State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 51/Msad 51, FY23Falmouth Public Schools $22,460; Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 09 $17,764; Rsu 35/Msad 35 $17,602; Rsu 05 $17,544; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; Rsu 52/Msad 52 $15,414; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kFalmouth Public Schools$22,460Rsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 09$17,764Rsu 35/Msad 35$17,602Rsu 05$17,544Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072Rsu 52/Msad 52$15,414State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 51/Msad 51, FY23Falmouth Public Schools $22,460; Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 09 $17,764; Rsu 35/Msad 35 $17,602; Rsu 05 $17,544; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; Rsu 52/Msad 52 $15,414; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kFalmouth Public Schools$22,460Rsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 09$17,764Rsu 35/Msad 35$17,602Rsu 05$17,544Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072Rsu 52/Msad 52$15,414State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 51/Msad 51, FY23Falmouth Public Schools $22,460; Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 09 $17,764; Rsu 35/Msad 35 $17,602; Rsu 05 $17,544; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; Rsu 52/Msad 52 $15,414; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kFalmouth Public Schools$22,460Rsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 09$17,764Rsu 35/Msad 35$17,602Rsu 05$17,544Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072Rsu 52/Msad 52$15,414State median, 1,000+ students $17,843

Where the money came from

$49,404,000 in revenue: 32.2% state, 65.8% local and 2.0% federal. Total spending including $470,000 of capital outlay was $46,673,000, or $21,678 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 51/Msad 51 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,918,000; Local $32,510,000; Federal $976,000; total $49,404,000.
  • State$15,918,000 32%
  • Local$32,510,000 66%
  • Federal$976,000 2%

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 63 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,153 students in 2022-23, 2,188 students in 2023-24, 2,235 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 51/Msad 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,153, 2023-24: 2,188, 2024-25: 2,23501k2k3k2022-232,1532023-242,1882024-252,235
Rsu 51/Msad 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,153, 2023-24: 2,188, 2024-25: 2,23501k2k3k2022-232,1532023-242,1882024-252,235
Rsu 51/Msad 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,153, 2023-24: 2,188, 2024-25: 2,23501k2k3k2022-232,1532023-242,1882024-252,235
Rsu 51/Msad 51 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,153, 2023-24: 2,188, 2024-25: 2,23501k2k3k2022-232,1532023-242,1882024-252,235

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,153203.710.6
2023-242,188207.710.5
2024-252,235205.710.9

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

$15,591,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,242 per student

Rsu 51/Msad 51 booked $15,591,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 204 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 $76,524 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 92 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$13,161,00084.4%
Special education$2,132,00013.7%
Other programs$298,0001.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,300 in 2018-19, $6,297 in 2019-20, $6,634 in 2020-21, $7,114 in 2021-22, $7,242 in 2022-23.

Rsu 51/Msad 51 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,300, 2019-20: $6,297, 2020-21: $6,634, 2021-22: $7,114, 2022-23: $7,24202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3002019-20$6,2972020-21$6,6342021-22$7,1142022-23$7,242
Rsu 51/Msad 51 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,300, 2019-20: $6,297, 2020-21: $6,634, 2021-22: $7,114, 2022-23: $7,24202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3002019-20$6,2972020-21$6,6342021-22$7,1142022-23$7,242
Rsu 51/Msad 51 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,300, 2019-20: $6,297, 2020-21: $6,634, 2021-22: $7,114, 2022-23: $7,24202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3002019-20$6,2972020-21$6,6342021-22$7,1142022-23$7,242
Rsu 51/Msad 51 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,300, 2019-20: $6,297, 2020-21: $6,634, 2021-22: $7,114, 2022-23: $7,24202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3002019-20$6,2972020-21$6,6342021-22$7,1142022-23$7,242

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 51/Msad 51 scored proficient or above: 93% 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 arts93%84.1%1,043
Math92%81.5%1,040

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

95% or more of the 154 students in Rsu 51/Msad 51'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 rate95% or more87.3%
Students in the class15413,941

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,105 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mabel I Wilson School73012.47.3%Targeted program
Greely Middle School 4-537513.05.1%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.

1 middle school, 515 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Greely Middle School5159.77.4%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.

1 high school, 615 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Greely High School6159.57.3%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 51/Msad 51

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 51/Msad 51

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 51/Msad 51 ranks 11 of 63 Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,107).#11 of 63
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 51/Msad 51 is the number 25 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 2,153 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#25 of 234
  3. Augusta Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 2,213 students in fall 2022, $16,789 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,789
  4. Rsu 35/Msad 35The next smaller Maine district: 2,134 students in fall 2022, $17,602 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,602
  5. Compare Rsu 51/Msad 51 with Augusta Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Greely High School, its largest high school615 students in 2024-25, 9.5 per teacher.615
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 51/Msad 51 spent $76,524 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$76,524
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 51/Msad 51

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 51/Msad 51?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,235 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 51/Msad 51 spend per student?
    $21,107 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,843 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,896 per student, up 8.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 51/Msad 51's money come from?
    $49,404,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.2% state, 65.8% local and 2.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 51/Msad 51 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 61 of the 2,392 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.6%, 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 51/Msad 51 spend on teacher salaries?
    $15,591,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,242 per student. Divided by the 204 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,524 per teacher, more than 92 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 51/Msad 51 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 51/Msad 51 scored proficient or above: 93% 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 the graduation rate in Rsu 51/Msad 51?
    95% or more of the 154 students in Rsu 51/Msad 51'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 51/Msad 51's NCES district ID?
    2314240. 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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