Rsu 89

Public school district · Penobscot County · Maine · NCES district ID 2314838

Rsu 89 spent $19,311 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 56% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its 2 schools enrolled 264 students in 2024-25; 43.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,842 per student, up 18.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 89 in enrollment (276 to 335 students) and Rsu 89 itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 89, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Rsu 50 $17,269; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Rsu 50$17,269Bristol Public Schools$15,775Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 89, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Rsu 50 $17,269; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k10k15k20k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Rsu 50$17,269Bristol Public Schools$15,775Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 89, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Rsu 50 $17,269; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Rsu 50$17,269Bristol Public Schools$15,775Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Rsu 89, FY23Bar Harbor Public Schools $26,931; Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $22,909; Baileyville Public Schools $19,797; Rsu 89 $19,311; Rsu 45/Msad 45 $18,479; Milford Public Schools $18,375; Rsu 50 $17,269; Bristol Public Schools $15,775; Jefferson Public Schools $11,796; Dayton Consolidated School $9,177; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.5k15k25k30kBar Harbor Public Schools$26,931Deer Isle-Stonington CSD$22,909Baileyville Public Schools$19,797Rsu 89$19,311Rsu 45/Msad 45$18,479Milford Public Schools$18,375Rsu 50$17,269Bristol Public Schools$15,775Jefferson Public Schools$11,796Dayton Consolidated School$9,177State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$6,356,000 in revenue: 43.4% state, 46.1% local and 10.5% federal. Total spending including $121,000 of capital outlay was $6,146,000, or $20,151 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rsu 89 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,761,000; Local $2,928,000; Federal $667,000; total $6,356,000.
  • State$2,761,000 43%
  • Local$2,928,000 46%
  • Federal$667,000 10%

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

303 students in 2022-23, 278 students in 2023-24, 264 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rsu 89 enrollment by school year2022-23: 303, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 26401002003004002022-233032023-242782024-25264
Rsu 89 enrollment by school year2022-23: 303, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 26401002003004002022-233032023-242782024-25264
Rsu 89 enrollment by school year2022-23: 303, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 26401002003004002022-233032023-242782024-25264
Rsu 89 enrollment by school year2022-23: 303, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 26401002003004002022-233032023-242782024-25264

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330326.211.6
2023-2427828.09.9
2024-2526423.511.2

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

$1,481,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,856 per student

Rsu 89 booked $1,481,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 26 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 $56,505 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 33 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$1,317,00088.9%
Special education$151,00010.2%
Other programs$13,0000.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,334 in 2018-19, $4,290 in 2019-20, $4,182 in 2020-21, $5,018 in 2021-22, $4,856 in 2022-23.

Rsu 89 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,334, 2019-20: $4,290, 2020-21: $4,182, 2021-22: $5,018, 2022-23: $4,85602k4k6k2018-19$4,3342019-20$4,2902020-21$4,1822021-22$5,0182022-23$4,856
Rsu 89 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,334, 2019-20: $4,290, 2020-21: $4,182, 2021-22: $5,018, 2022-23: $4,85602k4k6k2018-19$4,3342019-20$4,2902020-21$4,1822021-22$5,0182022-23$4,856
Rsu 89 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,334, 2019-20: $4,290, 2020-21: $4,182, 2021-22: $5,018, 2022-23: $4,85602k4k6k2018-19$4,3342019-20$4,2902020-21$4,1822021-22$5,0182022-23$4,856
Rsu 89 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,334, 2019-20: $4,290, 2020-21: $4,182, 2021-22: $5,018, 2022-23: $4,85602k4k6k2018-19$4,3342019-20$4,2902020-21$4,1822021-22$5,0182022-23$4,856

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 89 scored proficient or above: 75-79% 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 arts75-79%84.1%135
Math75-79%81.5%136

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

80% or more of the 27 students in Rsu 89'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 rate80% or more87.3%
Students in the class2713,941

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, 136 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Katahdin Elementary School13611.866.9%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, 128 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Katahdin Middle/High School12810.751.6%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 89

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 89

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentRsu 89 ranks 78 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,311).#78 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineRsu 89 is the number 112 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 305 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#112 of 234
  3. Deer Isle-Stonington CSDThe next larger Maine district: 318 students in fall 2022, $22,909 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,909
  4. Dayton Consolidated SchoolThe next smaller Maine district: 299 students in fall 2022, $9,177 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,177
  5. Compare Rsu 89 with Deer Isle-Stonington CSDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Katahdin Middle/High School, its largest high school128 students in 2024-25, 10.7 per teacher.128
  7. Teacher salary spending across MaineRsu 89 spent $56,505 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$56,505
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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 89

  1. How many schools and students are in Rsu 89?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 264 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rsu 89 spend per student?
    $19,311 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 $22,842 per student, up 18.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rsu 89's money come from?
    $6,356,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.4% state, 46.1% local and 10.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rsu 89 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 61 of the 338 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.0%, 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 much does Rsu 89 spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,481,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,856 per student. Divided by the 26 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,505 per teacher, more than 33 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 89 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rsu 89 scored proficient or above: 75-79% 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 89?
    80% or more of the 27 students in Rsu 89'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 89's NCES district ID?
    2314838. 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
  • 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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