Surry Public Schools

Public school district · Hancock County · Maine · NCES district ID 2312750

Surry Public Schools spent $12,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 94% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 134 students in 2024-25; 11.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,620 per student, up 9.6% 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 Surry Public Schools in enrollment (173 to 202 students) and Surry Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Surry Public Schools, FY23Rsu 78 $25,333; Hancock Public Schools $23,771; Greenville Public Schools $23,600; Rsu 83/Msad 13 $23,298; Veazie Public Schools $20,021; Maine Academy of Natural Sciences $16,757; Dedham School $15,347; Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences $12,578; Surry Public Schools $12,431; Education in Unorganized Terr $11,323; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kRsu 78$25,333Hancock Public Schools$23,771Greenville Public Schools$23,600Rsu 83/Msad 13$23,298Veazie Public Schools$20,021Maine Academy of Natural Scien…$16,757Dedham School$15,347Fiddlehead School of Arts and …$12,578Surry Public Schools$12,431Education in Unorganized Terr$11,323State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Surry Public Schools, FY23Rsu 78 $25,333; Hancock Public Schools $23,771; Greenville Public Schools $23,600; Rsu 83/Msad 13 $23,298; Veazie Public Schools $20,021; Maine Academy of Natural Sciences $16,757; Dedham School $15,347; Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences $12,578; Surry Public Schools $12,431; Education in Unorganized Terr $11,323; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kRsu 78$25,333Hancock Public Schools$23,771Greenville Public Schools$23,600Rsu 83/Msad 13$23,298Veazie Public Schools$20,021Maine Academy of Natural Sciences$16,757Dedham School$15,347Fiddlehead School of Arts and Scien…$12,578Surry Public Schools$12,431Education in Unorganized Terr$11,323State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Surry Public Schools, FY23Rsu 78 $25,333; Hancock Public Schools $23,771; Greenville Public Schools $23,600; Rsu 83/Msad 13 $23,298; Veazie Public Schools $20,021; Maine Academy of Natural Sciences $16,757; Dedham School $15,347; Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences $12,578; Surry Public Schools $12,431; Education in Unorganized Terr $11,323; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kRsu 78$25,333Hancock Public Schools$23,771Greenville Public Schools$23,600Rsu 83/Msad 13$23,298Veazie Public Schools$20,021Maine Academy of Natural Sciences$16,757Dedham School$15,347Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences$12,578Surry Public Schools$12,431Education in Unorganized Terr$11,323State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Surry Public Schools, FY23Rsu 78 $25,333; Hancock Public Schools $23,771; Greenville Public Schools $23,600; Rsu 83/Msad 13 $23,298; Veazie Public Schools $20,021; Maine Academy of Natural Sciences $16,757; Dedham School $15,347; Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences $12,578; Surry Public Schools $12,431; Education in Unorganized Terr $11,323; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kRsu 78$25,333Hancock Public Schools$23,771Greenville Public Schools$23,600Rsu 83/Msad 13$23,298Veazie Public Schools$20,021Maine Academy of Natural Sciences$16,757Dedham School$15,347Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences$12,578Surry Public Schools$12,431Education in Unorganized Terr$11,323State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$3,120,000 in revenue: 11.6% state, 87.4% local and 1.1% federal. Total spending including $22,000 of capital outlay was $3,250,000, or $17,287 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Surry Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $361,000; Local $2,726,000; Federal $33,000; total $3,120,000.
  • State$361,000 12%
  • Local$2,726,000 87%
  • Federal$33,000 1%

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

144 students in 2022-23, 138 students in 2023-24, 134 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Surry Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 144, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502022-231442023-241382024-25134
Surry Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 144, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502022-231442023-241382024-25134
Surry Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 144, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502022-231442023-241382024-25134
Surry Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 144, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502022-231442023-241382024-25134

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314416.09.0
2023-2413814.09.9
2024-2513414.59.2

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

$711,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,782 per student

Surry Public Schools booked $711,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 16 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 $44,410 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 2 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$618,00086.9%
Special education$93,00013.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,583 in 2018-19, $3,454 in 2019-20, $4,053 in 2020-21, $3,102 in 2021-22, $3,782 in 2022-23.

Surry Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,583, 2019-20: $3,454, 2020-21: $4,053, 2021-22: $3,102, 2022-23: $3,78202k4k6k2018-19$4,5832019-20$3,4542020-21$4,0532021-22$3,1022022-23$3,782
Surry Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,583, 2019-20: $3,454, 2020-21: $4,053, 2021-22: $3,102, 2022-23: $3,78202k4k6k2018-19$4,5832019-20$3,4542020-21$4,0532021-22$3,1022022-23$3,782
Surry Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,583, 2019-20: $3,454, 2020-21: $4,053, 2021-22: $3,102, 2022-23: $3,78202k4k6k2018-19$4,5832019-20$3,4542020-21$4,0532021-22$3,1022022-23$3,782
Surry Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,583, 2019-20: $3,454, 2020-21: $4,053, 2021-22: $3,102, 2022-23: $3,78202k4k6k2018-19$4,5832019-20$3,4542020-21$4,0532021-22$3,1022022-23$3,782

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 Surry Public Schools scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 80-84% 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%86
Math80-84%81.5%84

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, 134 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Surry Elementary School1349.226.9%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.

Contact Surry Public Schools

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 Surry Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentSurry Public Schools ranks 131 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,431).#131 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineSurry Public Schools is the number 135 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 188 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#135 of 234
  3. Fiddlehead School of Arts and SciencesThe next larger Maine district: 192 students in fall 2022, $12,578 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,578
  4. Education in Unorganized TerrThe next smaller Maine district: 186 students in fall 2022, $11,323 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,323
  5. Compare Surry Public Schools with Fiddlehead School of Arts and SciencesEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineSurry Public Schools spent $44,410 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$44,410
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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 Surry Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Surry Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 134 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Surry Public Schools spend per student?
    $12,431 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 $13,620 per student, up 9.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Surry Public Schools' money come from?
    $3,120,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 11.6% state, 87.4% local and 1.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Surry Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 34 of the 199 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.1%, 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 Surry Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $711,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,782 per student. Divided by the 16 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $44,410 per teacher, more than 2 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 Surry Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Surry Public Schools scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 80-84% 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 Surry Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2312750. 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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