Rsu 87/Msad 23

Public school district · Penobscot County · Maine · NCES district ID 2310980

Rsu 87/Msad 23 spent $17,560 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 70% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its 3 schools enrolled 584 students in 2024-25; 56.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,188 per student, down 7.8% 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 87/Msad 23 in enrollment (502 to 666 students) and Rsu 87/Msad 23 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 87/Msad 23, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schoo…$26,788Madison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 87/Msad 23, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools$26,788Madison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 87/Msad 23, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools$26,788Madison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 87/Msad 23, FY23RSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools $26,788; Madison Public Schools $21,577; Rsu 74/Msad 74 $21,259; Rsu 41/Msad 41 $20,956; Calais Public Schools $19,955; Rsu 58/Msad 58 $19,164; Rsu 87/Msad 23 $17,560; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools$26,788Madison Public Schools$21,577Rsu 74/Msad 74$21,259Rsu 41/Msad 41$20,956Calais Public Schools$19,955Rsu 58/Msad 58$19,164Rsu 87/Msad 23$17,560Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$12,395,000 in revenue: 56.2% state, 36.6% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $105,000 of capital outlay was $13,434,000, or $22,731 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 87/Msad 23 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,966,000; Local $4,540,000; Federal $889,000; total $12,395,000.
  • State$6,966,000 56%
  • Local$4,540,000 37%
  • Federal$889,000 7%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

591 students in 2022-23, 606 students in 2023-24, 584 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 87/Msad 23 enrollment by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-235912023-246062024-25584
Rsu 87/Msad 23 enrollment by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-235912023-246062024-25584
Rsu 87/Msad 23 enrollment by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-235912023-246062024-25584
Rsu 87/Msad 23 enrollment by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-235912023-246062024-25584

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359151.111.6
2023-2460648.012.6
2024-2558452.011.2

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

$2,552,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,318 per student

Rsu 87/Msad 23 booked $2,552,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 51 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 $49,902 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 13 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$2,272,00089.0%
Special education$280,00011.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,569 in 2018-19, $3,561 in 2019-20, $4,015 in 2020-21, $4,202 in 2021-22, $4,318 in 2022-23.

Rsu 87/Msad 23 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,569, 2019-20: $3,561, 2020-21: $4,015, 2021-22: $4,202, 2022-23: $4,31802k4k6k2018-19$3,5692019-20$3,5612020-21$4,0152021-22$4,2022022-23$4,318
Rsu 87/Msad 23 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,569, 2019-20: $3,561, 2020-21: $4,015, 2021-22: $4,202, 2022-23: $4,31802k4k6k2018-19$3,5692019-20$3,5612020-21$4,0152021-22$4,2022022-23$4,318
Rsu 87/Msad 23 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,569, 2019-20: $3,561, 2020-21: $4,015, 2021-22: $4,202, 2022-23: $4,31802k4k6k2018-19$3,5692019-20$3,5612020-21$4,0152021-22$4,2022022-23$4,318
Rsu 87/Msad 23 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,569, 2019-20: $3,561, 2020-21: $4,015, 2021-22: $4,202, 2022-23: $4,31802k4k6k2018-19$3,5692019-20$3,5612020-21$4,0152021-22$4,2022022-23$4,318

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 87/Msad 23 scored proficient or above: 82% in reading and 83% 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 arts82%84.1%408
Math83%81.5%408

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.

2 elementary schools, 380 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School22211.442.8%Schoolwide program
Carmel Elementary School15810.136.1%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.

1 middle school, 204 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Caravel Middle School20412.136.8%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 87/Msad 23

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 87/Msad 23

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 87/Msad 23 ranks 98 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,560).#98 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 87/Msad 23 is the number 81 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 591 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#81 of 234
  3. Rsu 41/Msad 41The next larger Maine district: 612 students in fall 2022, $20,956 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,956
  4. Rsu 58/Msad 58The next smaller Maine district: 587 students in fall 2022, $19,164 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,164
  5. Compare Rsu 87/Msad 23 with Rsu 41/Msad 41Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 87/Msad 23 spent $49,902 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$49,902
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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 87/Msad 23

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 87/Msad 23?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 584 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 87/Msad 23 spend per student?
    $17,560 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 $16,188 per student, down 7.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 87/Msad 23's money come from?
    $12,395,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.2% state, 36.6% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 87/Msad 23 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 101 of the 928 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.9%, 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 87/Msad 23 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,552,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,318 per student. Divided by the 51 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $49,902 per teacher, more than 13 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 87/Msad 23 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 87/Msad 23 scored proficient or above: 82% in reading and 83% 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 87/Msad 23's NCES district ID?
    2310980. 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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