Rsu 65/Msad 65 operates 1 public schools serving 1 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 1 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Knox County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,667 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 79.9% local, 7.2% state, and 12.9% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
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Matinicus Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Rsu 65/Msad 65 student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Rsu 65/Msad 65-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.