Rsu 72/Msad 72

Public school district · Oxford County · Maine · NCES district ID 2314765

Rsu 72/Msad 72 spent $13,769 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,843). Its 3 schools enrolled 694 students in 2024-25; 35.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,963 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 72/Msad 72 in enrollment (998 to 1,274 students) and Rsu 72/Msad 72 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 72/Msad 72, FY23Winslow Schools $20,418; Rsu 25 $19,676; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 55/Msad 55 $16,728; Rsu 03/Msad 03 $15,673; Rsu 64/Msad 64 $15,146; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWinslow Schools$20,418Rsu 25$19,676Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 55/Msad 55$16,728Rsu 03/Msad 03$15,673Rsu 64/Msad 64$15,146Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 72/Msad 72, FY23Winslow Schools $20,418; Rsu 25 $19,676; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 55/Msad 55 $16,728; Rsu 03/Msad 03 $15,673; Rsu 64/Msad 64 $15,146; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWinslow Schools$20,418Rsu 25$19,676Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 55/Msad 55$16,728Rsu 03/Msad 03$15,673Rsu 64/Msad 64$15,146Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 72/Msad 72, FY23Winslow Schools $20,418; Rsu 25 $19,676; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 55/Msad 55 $16,728; Rsu 03/Msad 03 $15,673; Rsu 64/Msad 64 $15,146; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kWinslow Schools$20,418Rsu 25$19,676Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 55/Msad 55$16,728Rsu 03/Msad 03$15,673Rsu 64/Msad 64$15,146Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 72/Msad 72, FY23Winslow Schools $20,418; Rsu 25 $19,676; Rsu 38 $18,311; Rsu 39 $17,075; Rsu 55/Msad 55 $16,728; Rsu 03/Msad 03 $15,673; Rsu 64/Msad 64 $15,146; Rsu 29/Msad 29 $14,912; Rsu 72/Msad 72 $13,769; Rsu 12 $13,599; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kWinslow Schools$20,418Rsu 25$19,676Rsu 38$18,311Rsu 39$17,075Rsu 55/Msad 55$16,728Rsu 03/Msad 03$15,673Rsu 64/Msad 64$15,146Rsu 29/Msad 29$14,912Rsu 72/Msad 72$13,769Rsu 12$13,599State median, 1,000+ students $17,843

Where the money came from

$24,151,000 in revenue: 35.5% state, 56.9% local and 7.7% federal. Total spending including $69,000 of capital outlay was $22,424,000, or $19,757 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 72/Msad 72 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,563,000; Local $13,736,000; Federal $1,852,000; total $24,151,000.
  • State$8,563,000 35%
  • Local$13,736,000 57%
  • Federal$1,852,000 8%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

735 students in 2022-23, 707 students in 2023-24, 694 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 72/Msad 72 enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237352023-247072024-25694
Rsu 72/Msad 72 enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237352023-247072024-25694
Rsu 72/Msad 72 enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237352023-247072024-25694
Rsu 72/Msad 72 enrollment by school year2022-23: 735, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237352023-247072024-25694

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373569.410.6
2023-2470772.09.8
2024-2569463.810.9

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

$4,325,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,811 per student

Rsu 72/Msad 72 booked $4,325,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 69 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 $62,302 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 59 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$3,165,00073.2%
Special education$944,00021.8%
Other programs$216,0005.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,712 in 2018-19, $2,626 in 2019-20, $2,772 in 2020-21, $3,049 in 2021-22, $3,811 in 2022-23.

Rsu 72/Msad 72 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,712, 2019-20: $2,626, 2020-21: $2,772, 2021-22: $3,049, 2022-23: $3,81101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7122019-20$2,6262020-21$2,7722021-22$3,0492022-23$3,811
Rsu 72/Msad 72 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,712, 2019-20: $2,626, 2020-21: $2,772, 2021-22: $3,049, 2022-23: $3,81101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7122019-20$2,6262020-21$2,7722021-22$3,0492022-23$3,811
Rsu 72/Msad 72 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,712, 2019-20: $2,626, 2020-21: $2,772, 2021-22: $3,049, 2022-23: $3,81101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7122019-20$2,6262020-21$2,7722021-22$3,0492022-23$3,811
Rsu 72/Msad 72 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,712, 2019-20: $2,626, 2020-21: $2,772, 2021-22: $3,049, 2022-23: $3,81101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7122019-20$2,6262020-21$2,7722021-22$3,0492022-23$3,811

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 72/Msad 72 scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 74% 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 arts84%84.1%450
Math74%81.5%453

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.

3 elementary schools, 694 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Molly Ockett School52010.952.7%Schoolwide program
New Suncook School9711.159.8%Schoolwide program
Brownfield Denmark Elementary School7710.351.9%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 72/Msad 72

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 72/Msad 72

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 72/Msad 72 ranks 60 of 63 Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,769).#60 of 63
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 72/Msad 72 is the number 59 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 1,135 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#59 of 234
  3. Rsu 38The next larger Maine district: 1,207 students in fall 2022, $18,311 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,311
  4. Rsu 25The next smaller Maine district: 1,082 students in fall 2022, $19,676 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,676
  5. Compare Rsu 72/Msad 72 with Rsu 38Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 72/Msad 72 spent $62,302 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$62,302
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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 72/Msad 72

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 72/Msad 72?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary), enrolling 694 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 72/Msad 72 spend per student?
    $13,769 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 $13,963 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 72/Msad 72's money come from?
    $24,151,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.5% state, 56.9% local and 7.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 72/Msad 72 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 140 of the 1,160 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.1%, 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 72/Msad 72 spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,325,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,811 per student. Divided by the 69 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,302 per teacher, more than 59 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 72/Msad 72 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 72/Msad 72 scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 74% 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 Rsu 72/Msad 72's NCES district ID?
    2314765. 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 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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