Rsu 88/Msad 24

Public school district · Aroostook County · Maine · NCES district ID 2311010

Rsu 88/Msad 24 spent $21,498 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,194). Its 2 schools enrolled 262 students in 2024-25; 67.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,342 per student, up 8.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (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 88/Msad 24 in enrollment (232 to 282 students) and Rsu 88/Msad 24 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 88/Msad 24, FY23Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kRsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 88/Msad 24, FY23Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25kRsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 88/Msad 24, FY23Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kRsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 88/Msad 24, FY23Rsu 33/Msad 33 $22,731; Rsu 32/Msad 32 $22,280; Acton Public Schools $21,589; Rsu 88/Msad 24 $21,498; East Millinocket Public Schools $19,694; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Acadia Academy $16,758; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; East Machias Public Schools $10,842; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25kRsu 33/Msad 33$22,731Rsu 32/Msad 32$22,280Acton Public Schools$21,589Rsu 88/Msad 24$21,498East Millinocket Public Schools$19,694Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Acadia Academy$16,758Bristol Public Schools$15,775East Machias Public Schools$10,842State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$5,829,000 in revenue: 67.9% state, 14.0% local and 18.1% federal. Total spending including $120,000 of capital outlay was $5,868,000, or $22,483 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 88/Msad 24 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,958,000; Local $815,000; Federal $1,056,000; total $5,829,000.
  • State$3,958,000 68%
  • Local$815,000 14%
  • Federal$1,056,000 18%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

261 students in 2022-23, 260 students in 2023-24, 262 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 88/Msad 24 enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232612023-242602024-25262
Rsu 88/Msad 24 enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232612023-242602024-25262
Rsu 88/Msad 24 enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232612023-242602024-25262
Rsu 88/Msad 24 enrollment by school year2022-23: 261, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232612023-242602024-25262

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326121.212.3
2023-2426022.211.7
2024-2526223.211.3

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

$1,526,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,847 per student

Rsu 88/Msad 24 booked $1,526,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 24 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 $64,361 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 69 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$1,195,00078.3%
Special education$108,0007.1%
Vocational$140,0009.2%
Other programs$83,0005.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,779 in 2018-19, $5,500 in 2019-20, $5,881 in 2020-21, $6,053 in 2021-22, $5,847 in 2022-23.

Rsu 88/Msad 24 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,779, 2019-20: $5,500, 2020-21: $5,881, 2021-22: $6,053, 2022-23: $5,84702k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7792019-20$5,5002020-21$5,8812021-22$6,0532022-23$5,847
Rsu 88/Msad 24 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,779, 2019-20: $5,500, 2020-21: $5,881, 2021-22: $6,053, 2022-23: $5,84702k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7792019-20$5,5002020-21$5,8812021-22$6,0532022-23$5,847
Rsu 88/Msad 24 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,779, 2019-20: $5,500, 2020-21: $5,881, 2021-22: $6,053, 2022-23: $5,84702k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7792019-20$5,5002020-21$5,8812021-22$6,0532022-23$5,847
Rsu 88/Msad 24 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,779, 2019-20: $5,500, 2020-21: $5,881, 2021-22: $6,053, 2022-23: $5,84702k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7792019-20$5,5002020-21$5,8812021-22$6,0532022-23$5,847

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 88/Msad 24 scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 75-79% 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 arts80-84%84.1%117
Math75-79%81.5%118

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

50% or more of the 14 students in Rsu 88/Msad 24'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 rate50% or more87.3%
Students in the class1413,941

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.

1 elementary school, 204 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Van Buren Elementary School20413.469.1%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 high school, 58 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Van Buren District Secondary School587.382.8%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 88/Msad 24

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 88/Msad 24

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 88/Msad 24 ranks 56 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,498).#56 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 88/Msad 24 is the number 118 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 261 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#118 of 234
  3. Bristol Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 276 students in fall 2022, $15,775 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,775
  4. Acadia AcademyThe next smaller Maine district: 248 students in fall 2022, $16,758 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,758
  5. Compare Rsu 88/Msad 24 with Bristol Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Van Buren District Secondary School, its largest high school58 students in 2024-25, 7.3 per teacher.58
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 88/Msad 24 spent $64,361 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$64,361
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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 88/Msad 24

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 88/Msad 24?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 262 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 88/Msad 24 spend per student?
    $21,498 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 $23,342 per student, up 8.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 88/Msad 24's money come from?
    $5,829,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 67.9% state, 14.0% local and 18.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 88/Msad 24 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 73 of the 285 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.6%, 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 88/Msad 24 spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,526,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,847 per student. Divided by the 24 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,361 per teacher, more than 69 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 88/Msad 24 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 88/Msad 24 scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 75-79% 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 the graduation rate in Rsu 88/Msad 24?
    50% or more of the 14 students in Rsu 88/Msad 24'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.
  8. What is Rsu 88/Msad 24's NCES district ID?
    2311010. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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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