An equity score of 48/100 ranks Rsu 56 #69 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,810 per pupil, Rsu 56 ranks #130 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
764
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,810
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 56 operates 3 public schools serving 764 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Oxford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,810 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 37.5% local, 46.5% state, and 16.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #69 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 324:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 29.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School, with a diversity index of 17.6/100.
Its largest campus is Dirigo Elementary School, enrolling 324 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Dirigo Elementary School accounts for 42.4% of all Rsu 56 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 56-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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 56 student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 56 is typically wider than the Rsu 56-aggregate figure suggests.
Rsu 56 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Rsu 56 is typically wider than the Rsu 56-aggregate figure suggests.