Rsu 85/Msad 19

Public school district · Washington County · Maine · NCES district ID 2310830

Rsu 85/Msad 19 spent $19,500 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 87 students in 2024-25; 13.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,582 per student, up 31.2% 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 85/Msad 19 in enrollment (93 to 113 students) and Rsu 85/Msad 19 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 85/Msad 19, FY23West Bath Public Schools $27,178; Sebago Public Schools $24,589; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Medway Public Schools $22,436; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Sedgwick Public Schools $17,973; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kWest Bath Public Schools$27,178Sebago Public Schools$24,589Eustis Public Schools$23,545Medway Public Schools$22,436Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Sedgwick Public Schools$17,973Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 85/Msad 19, FY23West Bath Public Schools $27,178; Sebago Public Schools $24,589; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Medway Public Schools $22,436; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Sedgwick Public Schools $17,973; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kWest Bath Public Schools$27,178Sebago Public Schools$24,589Eustis Public Schools$23,545Medway Public Schools$22,436Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Sedgwick Public Schools$17,973Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 85/Msad 19, FY23West Bath Public Schools $27,178; Sebago Public Schools $24,589; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Medway Public Schools $22,436; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Sedgwick Public Schools $17,973; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kWest Bath Public Schools$27,178Sebago Public Schools$24,589Eustis Public Schools$23,545Medway Public Schools$22,436Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Sedgwick Public Schools$17,973Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 85/Msad 19, FY23West Bath Public Schools $27,178; Sebago Public Schools $24,589; Eustis Public Schools $23,545; Medway Public Schools $22,436; Jonesport Public Schools $20,388; Otis Public Schools $20,194; Rsu 85/Msad 19 $19,500; Sedgwick Public Schools $17,973; Penobscot Public Schools $15,598; Ecology Learning Center $14,340; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kWest Bath Public Schools$27,178Sebago Public Schools$24,589Eustis Public Schools$23,545Medway Public Schools$22,436Jonesport Public Schools$20,388Otis Public Schools$20,194Rsu 85/Msad 19$19,500Sedgwick Public Schools$17,973Penobscot Public Schools$15,598Ecology Learning Center$14,340State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$2,811,000 in revenue: 13.9% state, 65.7% local and 20.4% federal. Total spending including $26,000 of capital outlay was $2,419,000, or $23,260 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 85/Msad 19 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $390,000; Local $1,847,000; Federal $574,000; total $2,811,000.
  • State$390,000 14%
  • Local$1,847,000 66%
  • Federal$574,000 20%

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 139 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

86 students in 2022-23, 89 students in 2023-24, 87 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 85/Msad 19 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 8702550751002022-23862023-24892024-2587
Rsu 85/Msad 19 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 8702550751002022-23862023-24892024-2587
Rsu 85/Msad 19 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 8702550751002022-23862023-24892024-2587
Rsu 85/Msad 19 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 8702550751002022-23862023-24892024-2587

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23869.19.5
2023-24899.09.9
2024-258710.08.7

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

$446,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,288 per student

Rsu 85/Msad 19 booked $446,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 9 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 $49,011 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 9 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$395,00088.6%
Special education$51,00011.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,745 in 2018-19, $4,340 in 2019-20, $4,989 in 2020-21, $4,239 in 2021-22, $4,288 in 2022-23.

Rsu 85/Msad 19 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,745, 2019-20: $4,340, 2020-21: $4,989, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,28802k4k6k2018-19$4,7452019-20$4,3402020-21$4,9892021-22$4,2392022-23$4,288
Rsu 85/Msad 19 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,745, 2019-20: $4,340, 2020-21: $4,989, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,28802k4k6k2018-19$4,7452019-20$4,3402020-21$4,9892021-22$4,2392022-23$4,288
Rsu 85/Msad 19 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,745, 2019-20: $4,340, 2020-21: $4,989, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,28802k4k6k2018-19$4,7452019-20$4,3402020-21$4,9892021-22$4,2392022-23$4,288
Rsu 85/Msad 19 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,745, 2019-20: $4,340, 2020-21: $4,989, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,28802k4k6k2018-19$4,7452019-20$4,3402020-21$4,9892021-22$4,2392022-23$4,288

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 85/Msad 19 scored proficient or above: 90% or more in reading and 80-89% 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 arts90% or more84.1%51
Math80-89%81.5%51

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.

1 elementary school, 87 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lubec Consolidated School878.762.1%Schoolwide 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 85/Msad 19

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 85/Msad 19

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 85/Msad 19 ranks 77 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,500).#77 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 85/Msad 19 is the number 165 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 104 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#165 of 234
  3. West Bath Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 107 students in fall 2022, $27,178 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,178
  4. ME Sch of Science & MathematicsThe next smaller Maine district: 102 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Rsu 85/Msad 19 with West Bath Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 85/Msad 19 spent $49,011 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$49,011
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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 85/Msad 19

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 85/Msad 19?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 87 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 85/Msad 19 spend per student?
    $19,500 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,194 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,582 per student, up 31.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 85/Msad 19's money come from?
    $2,811,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 13.9% state, 65.7% local and 20.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 85/Msad 19 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 36 of the 135 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.7%, 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 85/Msad 19 spend on teacher salaries?
    $446,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,288 per student. Divided by the 9 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $49,011 per teacher, more than 9 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 85/Msad 19 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 85/Msad 19 scored proficient or above: 90% or more in reading and 80-89% 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 85/Msad 19's NCES district ID?
    2310830. 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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