Rsu 75/Msad 75

Public school district · Sagadahoc County · Maine · NCES district ID 2314768

Rsu 75/Msad 75 spent $18,828 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 63% of the other Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,843). Its 7 schools enrolled 2,301 students in 2024-25; 43.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,153 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 75/Msad 75 in enrollment (2,153 to 2,425 students) and Rsu 75/Msad 75 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 75/Msad 75, FY23Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Westbrook Public Schools $21,627; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Brunswick Public Schools $21,082; Rsu 21 $20,211; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 09 $17,764; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kRsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Westbrook Public Schools$21,627Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Brunswick Public Schools$21,082Rsu 21$20,211Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 09$17,764Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 75/Msad 75, FY23Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Westbrook Public Schools $21,627; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Brunswick Public Schools $21,082; Rsu 21 $20,211; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 09 $17,764; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kRsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Westbrook Public Schools$21,627Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Brunswick Public Schools$21,082Rsu 21$20,211Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 09$17,764Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 75/Msad 75, FY23Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Westbrook Public Schools $21,627; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Brunswick Public Schools $21,082; Rsu 21 $20,211; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 09 $17,764; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kRsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Westbrook Public Schools$21,627Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Brunswick Public Schools$21,082Rsu 21$20,211Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 09$17,764Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 75/Msad 75, FY23Rsu 54/Msad 54 $22,180; Westbrook Public Schools $21,627; Rsu 51/Msad 51 $21,107; Brunswick Public Schools $21,082; Rsu 21 $20,211; Biddeford Schools $19,349; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 09 $17,764; Augusta Public Schools $16,789; Rsu 22 $16,072; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kRsu 54/Msad 54$22,180Westbrook Public Schools$21,627Rsu 51/Msad 51$21,107Brunswick Public Schools$21,082Rsu 21$20,211Biddeford Schools$19,349Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 09$17,764Augusta Public Schools$16,789Rsu 22$16,072State median, 1,000+ students $17,843

Where the money came from

$54,236,000 in revenue: 43.1% state, 53.2% local and 3.7% federal. Total spending including $657,000 of capital outlay was $49,002,000, or $20,589 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 75/Msad 75 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $23,385,000; Local $28,870,000; Federal $1,981,000; total $54,236,000.
  • State$23,385,000 43%
  • Local$28,870,000 53%
  • Federal$1,981,000 4%

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

2,380 students in 2022-23, 2,342 students in 2023-24, 2,301 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 75/Msad 75 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,380, 2023-24: 2,342, 2024-25: 2,30101k2k3k2022-232,3802023-242,3422024-252,301
Rsu 75/Msad 75 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,380, 2023-24: 2,342, 2024-25: 2,30101k2k3k2022-232,3802023-242,3422024-252,301
Rsu 75/Msad 75 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,380, 2023-24: 2,342, 2024-25: 2,30101k2k3k2022-232,3802023-242,3422024-252,301
Rsu 75/Msad 75 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,380, 2023-24: 2,342, 2024-25: 2,30101k2k3k2022-232,3802023-242,3422024-252,301

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,380not reportednot reported
2023-242,342201.611.6
2024-252,301198.111.6

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 75/Msad 75 scored proficient or above: 86% in reading and 86% 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 arts86%84.1%1,157
Math86%81.5%1,164

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

90-94% of the 176 students in Rsu 75/Msad 75'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 rate90‑94%87.3%
Students in the class17613,941

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.

5 elementary schools, 1,036 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Woodside Elementary School29410.825.9%Targeted program
Williams-Cone School22411.936.6%Not Title I
Bowdoin Central School19411.036.6%Schoolwide program
Bowdoinham Community School19211.530.2%Targeted program
Harpswell Community School13213.835.6%Targeted 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, 533 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mt Ararat Middle School53311.130.2%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, 732 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mt Ararat High School73212.228.6%Not Title I

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 75/Msad 75

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 75/Msad 75

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 75/Msad 75 ranks 24 of 63 Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,828).#24 of 63
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 75/Msad 75 is the number 17 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 2,380 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#17 of 234
  3. Rsu 21The next larger Maine district: 2,425 students in fall 2022, $20,211 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,211
  4. Brunswick Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 2,363 students in fall 2022, $21,082 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,082
  5. Compare Rsu 75/Msad 75 with Rsu 21Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mt Ararat High School, its largest high school732 students in 2024-25, 12.2 per teacher.732
  7. 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 75/Msad 75

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 75/Msad 75?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,301 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 75/Msad 75 spend per student?
    $18,828 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 $20,153 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 75/Msad 75's money come from?
    $54,236,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.1% state, 53.2% local and 3.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 75/Msad 75 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 223 of the 2,786 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.0%, 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 do students in Rsu 75/Msad 75 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 75/Msad 75 scored proficient or above: 86% in reading and 86% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Rsu 75/Msad 75?
    90-94% of the 176 students in Rsu 75/Msad 75'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.
  7. What is Rsu 75/Msad 75's NCES district ID?
    2314768. 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
  • 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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