Vassalboro Public Schools

Public school district · Kennebec County · Maine · NCES district ID 2313110

Vassalboro Public Schools spent $15,069 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 86% of the other Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,194). Its one school enrolled 423 students in 2024-25; 52.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,534 per student, up 9.7% 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 Vassalboro Public Schools in enrollment (461 to 557 students) and Vassalboro Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Vassalboro Public Schools, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Mount Desert Island Regional S…$24,737Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Vassalboro Public Schools, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k15k20k25k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Mount Desert Island Regional School…$24,737Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Vassalboro Public Schools, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Mount Desert Island Regional School System$24,737Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Vassalboro Public Schools, FY23Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD $26,220; Mount Desert Island Regional School System $24,737; Wiscasset Public Schools $20,547; Rsu 80/Msad 04 $18,942; Rsu 86/Msad 20 $17,033; Rsu 63/Msad 63 $17,020; Rsu 70/Msad 70 $16,640; Machias Public Schools $16,183; Vassalboro Public Schools $15,069; Maine Connections Academy $11,901; State median, under 1,000 students $20,194.10k20k30kBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD$26,220Mount Desert Island Regional School Sys…$24,737Wiscasset Public Schools$20,547Rsu 80/Msad 04$18,942Rsu 86/Msad 20$17,033Rsu 63/Msad 63$17,020Rsu 70/Msad 70$16,640Machias Public Schools$16,183Vassalboro Public Schools$15,069Maine Connections Academy$11,901State median, under 1,000 students $20,194

Where the money came from

$10,314,000 in revenue: 52.7% state, 37.1% local and 10.2% federal. Total spending including $82,000 of capital outlay was $10,251,000, or $20,139 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Vassalboro Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,434,000; Local $3,830,000; Federal $1,050,000; total $10,314,000.
  • State$5,434,000 53%
  • Local$3,830,000 37%
  • Federal$1,050,000 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

421 students in 2022-23, 404 students in 2023-24, 423 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Vassalboro Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 42302004006002022-234212023-244042024-25423
Vassalboro Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 42302004006002022-234212023-244042024-25423
Vassalboro Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 42302004006002022-234212023-244042024-25423
Vassalboro Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 42302004006002022-234212023-244042024-25423

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342140.810.3
2023-2440439.010.4
2024-2542339.010.8

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

$2,451,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,815 per student

Vassalboro Public Schools booked $2,451,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 41 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 $60,074 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 51 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$2,073,00084.6%
Special education$365,00014.9%
Other programs$13,0000.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,667 in 2018-19, $3,885 in 2019-20, $4,291 in 2020-21, $4,485 in 2021-22, $4,815 in 2022-23.

Vassalboro Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,885, 2020-21: $4,291, 2021-22: $4,485, 2022-23: $4,81502k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8852020-21$4,2912021-22$4,4852022-23$4,815
Vassalboro Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,885, 2020-21: $4,291, 2021-22: $4,485, 2022-23: $4,81502k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8852020-21$4,2912021-22$4,4852022-23$4,815
Vassalboro Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,885, 2020-21: $4,291, 2021-22: $4,485, 2022-23: $4,81502k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8852020-21$4,2912021-22$4,4852022-23$4,815
Vassalboro Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,885, 2020-21: $4,291, 2021-22: $4,485, 2022-23: $4,81502k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8852020-21$4,2912021-22$4,4852022-23$4,815

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 Vassalboro Public Schools scored proficient or above: 78% in reading and 75% 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 arts78%84.1%267
Math75%81.5%268

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, 423 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vassalboro Community School42310.833.8%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 Vassalboro 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 Vassalboro Public Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentVassalboro Public Schools ranks 119 of 139 Maine districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,069).#119 of 139
  2. Every school district in MaineVassalboro Public Schools is the number 87 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 509 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#87 of 234
  3. Rsu 63/Msad 63The next larger Maine district: 557 students in fall 2022, $17,020 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,020
  4. Machias Public SchoolsThe next smaller Maine district: 502 students in fall 2022, $16,183 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,183
  5. Compare Vassalboro Public Schools with Rsu 63/Msad 63Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineVassalboro Public Schools spent $60,074 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$60,074
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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 Vassalboro Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Vassalboro Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 423 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Vassalboro Public Schools spend per student?
    $15,069 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 $16,534 per student, up 9.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Vassalboro Public Schools' money come from?
    $10,314,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.7% state, 37.1% local and 10.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Vassalboro Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 65 of the 736 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.8%, 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 Vassalboro Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,451,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,815 per student. Divided by the 41 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $60,074 per teacher, more than 51 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 Vassalboro Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Vassalboro Public Schools scored proficient or above: 78% in reading and 75% 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 Vassalboro Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2313110. 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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