An equity score of 42/100 ranks Rsu 79/Msad 01 #82 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,969 per pupil, Rsu 79/Msad 01 ranks #150 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,715
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,969
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rsu 79/Msad 01 operates 5 public schools serving 1,715 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Aroostook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,969 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 30.3% local, 54.7% state, and 15.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #82 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 474:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.0% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eva Hoyt Zippel School, with a diversity index of 32.3/100.
Its largest campus is Presque Isle High School, enrolling 474 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Presque Isle High School accounts for 27.6% of all Rsu 79/Msad 01 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rsu 79/Msad 01-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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 79/Msad 01 school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Rsu 79/Msad 01 school enrollment ranges from 228 students (lowest) to 474 students (highest), a spread of 246 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rsu 79/Msad 01 student-counselor ratio is 474:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Rsu 79/Msad 01 chronic absenteeism rate is 41.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.