School Funding Equity in Maine 131 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology .
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Highly Equitable (70+)
# District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 RSU 41/MSAD 41 612 $20,487 67.6% 25.4% 84 2 RSU 10 1,783 $23,038 58.8% 32.5% 83 3 RSU 59/MSAD 59 575 $21,919 54.8% 39.8% 83 4 Auburn Public Schools 3,220 $29,264 49.5% 30.8% 82 5 RSU 33/MSAD 33 234 $27,692 27.7% 28.2% 82 6 Milford Public Schools 277 $21,393 39.3% 32.2% 81 7 RSU 24 834 $51,839 35.1% 62.2% 79 8 MSAD 46 838 $20,961 51.3% 19.1% 78 9 RSU 74/MSAD 74 587 $22,266 55.5% 43.3% 78 10 RSU 32/MSAD 32 232 $23,225 30.6% 43.2% 78 11 RSU 54/MSAD 54 2,229 $20,604 58.2% 33.6% 77 12 RSU 23 666 $28,827 34.4% 74.2% 77 13 Lewiston Public Schools 5,088 $19,093 63.4% 21.1% 76 14 Westbrook Public Schools 2,335 $21,178 52.7% 42.7% 76 15 RSU 20 451 $26,082 52.0% 55.9% 76 16 RSU 13 1,543 $23,992 40.6% 66.1% 75 17 RSU 88/MSAD 24 261 $20,388 100.0% 13.8% 74 18 Wiscasset Public Schools 461 $23,175 35.9% 64.8% 73 19 RSU 45/MSAD 45 282 $20,145 44.2% 21.7% 73 20 St George Public Schools 222 $31,400 23.4% 86.0% 73 21 RSU 26 835 $27,629 25.0% 54.7% 72 22 Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD 500 $26,054 24.0% 82.7% 71 23 Deer Isle-Stonington CSD 318 $23,235 36.9% 80.1% 71 24 Baileyville Public Schools 295 $22,838 42.3% 73.3% 71 25 RSU 01 - LKRSU 1,763 $22,773 28.7% 46.4% 70 26 RSU 31/MSAD 31 435 $20,573 42.2% 48.9% 70 27 Madawaska Public Schools 403 $21,957 37.3% 44.5% 70 28 East Millinocket Public Schools 242 $20,628 47.5% 46.4% 70 29 RSU 61/MSAD 61 1,670 $22,188 50.3% 69.0% 68 30 RSU 03/MSAD 03 1,070 $18,553 61.2% 40.6% 68 31 Sanford Public Schools 3,215 $20,518 37.9% 23.3% 67 32 Bar Harbor Public Schools 333 $24,075 9.9% 77.0% 67 33 Portland Public Schools 6,476 $21,987 38.5% 68.1% 65 34 Waterville Public Schools 1,651 $19,811 51.4% 28.6% 65 35 RSU 87/MSAD 23 591 $20,953 27.2% 33.5% 64 36 Vassalboro Public Schools 509 $19,181 32.5% 36.6% 64 37 RSU 63/MSAD 63 557 $22,306 23.3% 48.1% 63 38 Acton Public Schools 246 $25,787 24.0% 76.3% 63 39 York Public Schools 1,537 $23,945 10.8% 83.5% 62 40 Mt Desert CSD 495 $23,776 9.3% 84.9% 62 41 Glenburn Public Schools 431 $22,899 22.1% 37.0% 62 42 RSU 89 305 $21,686 32.0% 38.5% 62 43 Kittery Public Schools 959 $22,195 16.3% 77.2% 60 44 RSU 56 764 $21,311 38.0% 37.5% 59 45 Millinocket Public Schools 443 $18,325 49.1% 40.3% 59 46 RSU 71 1,456 $21,779 42.9% 54.8% 58 47 RSU 86/MSAD 20 482 $17,770 45.0% 26.8% 58 48 RSU 28/MSAD 28 738 $26,360 13.3% 85.1% 57 49 Calais Public Schools 580 $17,522 44.0% 27.6% 57 50 RSU 09 2,266 $17,885 42.5% 33.6% 55 51 RSU 39 1,220 $19,540 44.0% 28.0% 55 52 RSU 30/MSAD 30 229 $19,167 55.6% 36.4% 55 53 RSU 50 335 $17,611 48.5% 41.5% 54 54 RSU 73 1,437 $18,555 51.6% 43.2% 53 55 RSU 34 1,434 $17,239 38.2% 37.9% 53 56 Falmouth Public Schools 1,989 $21,506 3.2% 67.5% 52 57 RSU 19 1,931 $17,420 46.1% 32.5% 51 58 RSU 58/MSAD 58 587 $19,584 39.6% 53.5% 51 59 RSU 02 1,902 $18,481 27.0% 53.4% 50 60 Dayton Public Schools 299 $18,741 18.3% 50.2% 50 61 Biddeford Public Schools 2,314 $19,228 42.9% 49.3% 49 62 RSU 49/MSAD 49 1,895 $16,967 39.2% 33.5% 49 63 RSU 72/MSAD 72 1,135 $18,129 42.6% 57.2% 49 64 RSU 70/MSAD 70 500 $18,073 54.3% 36.0% 49 65 RSU 42/MSAD 42 348 $16,819 27.9% 40.4% 49 66 RSU 37/MSAD 37 691 $18,154 41.1% 51.0% 48 67 Brunswick Public Schools 2,363 $19,574 24.7% 60.1% 47 68 RSU 04 1,300 $18,268 34.2% 33.8% 47 69 RSU 25 1,082 $18,331 45.9% 44.5% 47 70 Winslow Schools 1,069 $17,766 30.0% 43.3% 47 71 Dedham Public Schools 202 $20,287 12.8% 73.7% 47 72 RSU 51/MSAD 51 2,153 $20,613 3.4% 62.3% 46 73 RSU 38 1,207 $18,836 16.0% 59.5% 46 74 RSU 53/MSAD 53 845 $17,476 41.2% 36.6% 46 75 MSAD 27 818 $18,352 20.0% 38.7% 46 76 Ellsworth Public Schools 1,328 $19,583 28.1% 49.7% 45 77 Lincolnville Public Schools 204 $19,512 28.4% — 44 78 RSU 21 2,425 $21,034 9.8% 78.3% 43 79 Nobleboro Public Schools 216 $18,850 24.6% 85.5% 43 80 RSU 75/MSAD 75 2,380 $21,504 19.8% 51.2% 42 81 Augusta Public Schools 2,213 $17,884 46.1% 40.4% 42 82 RSU 12 1,265 $18,972 43.8% 45.6% 42 83 RSU 55/MSAD 55 998 $17,478 43.6% 44.4% 42 84 RSU 67 940 $16,169 36.9% 33.7% 42 85 RSU 79/MSAD 01 1,715 $17,705 35.6% 30.3% 41 86 RSU 44/MSAD 44 690 $19,493 39.0% 78.0% 41 87 Machias Public Schools 502 $16,396 38.4% 47.6% 41 88 Scarborough Public Schools 2,891 $20,801 5.8% 79.6% 40 89 RSU 40/MSAD 40 1,800 $16,955 36.3% 52.7% 40 90 Cape Elizabeth Public Schools 1,509 $22,010 4.7% 82.6% 40 91 Easton Public Schools 208 $20,018 19.9% 80.4% 40 92 RSU 60/MSAD 60 2,911 $17,397 21.9% 42.0% 39 93 RSU 29/MSAD 29 1,274 $15,474 56.0% 17.1% 39 94 RSU 80/MSAD 04 502 $16,604 41.8% 44.8% 39 95 Bristol Public Schools 276 $19,600 23.7% 85.5% 39 96 RSU 17/MSAD 17 3,223 $15,682 39.3% 45.4% 37 97 Great Salt Bay CSD 407 $17,651 30.5% 72.7% 37 98 Saco Public Schools 2,788 $18,618 19.2% 53.3% 36 99 RSU 16 1,721 $16,739 27.7% 38.7% 36 100 Five Town CSD 721 $20,428 14.3% 76.0% 36 101 Orrington Public Schools 415 $18,889 24.9% 49.5% 36 102 Bangor Public Schools 3,454 $16,978 42.4% 45.4% 35 103 RSU 14 3,155 $19,307 17.2% 55.0% 35 104 Yarmouth Schools 1,679 $19,575 6.9% 69.6% 35 105 Blue Hill Public Schools 371 $17,432 16.0% 85.0% 34 106 Jefferson Public Schools 329 $17,000 31.5% 65.7% 34 107 RSU 11/MSAD 11 1,949 $16,146 31.9% 34.8% 33 108 Wells-Ogunquit CSD 1,407 $20,392 11.7% 83.4% 33 109 Gorham Public Schools 2,737 $18,388 13.4% 44.2% 32 110 RSU 05 2,069 $18,155 16.7% 71.1% 32 111 Community Regional Charter School 358 $14,154 53.8% 3.0% 31 112 RSU 64/MSAD 64 1,067 $15,402 35.9% 29.3% 30 113 Winthrop Public Schools 831 $16,882 27.3% 45.2% 30 114 Maine Virtual Academy 438 $11,268 37.9% 0.0% 30 115 RSU 52/MSAD 52 1,994 $16,606 21.3% 38.4% 29 116 RSU 35/MSAD 35 2,134 $18,506 11.3% 53.2% 28 117 RSU 15/MSAD 15 1,835 $17,306 21.0% 52.2% 28 118 Acadia Academy 248 $15,656 18.5% 9.5% 28 119 RSU 06/MSAD 06 3,283 $17,036 24.5% 47.3% 27 120 South Portland Public Schools 3,081 $16,890 22.7% 77.2% 27 121 Maine Connections Academy 466 $11,832 35.6% 0.1% 27 122 Baxter Academy for Technology and Science 355 $13,070 14.6% 2.5% 27 123 Maine Arts Academy 225 $12,723 23.1% 1.4% 27 124 Brewer Public Schools 1,604 $15,654 28.1% 37.4% 25 125 RSU 68/MSAD 68 992 $14,795 40.7% 38.0% 25 126 RSU 22 2,278 $15,560 21.9% 35.3% 24 127 Lisbon Public Schools 1,311 $14,942 28.0% 40.2% 22 128 RSU 57/MSAD 57 2,924 $16,402 24.5% 54.5% 21 129 East Machias Public Schools 241 $14,371 36.9% 43.5% 20 130 RSU 18 2,782 $15,943 25.8% 50.9% 19 131 Hermon Public Schools 1,397 $12,903 20.1% 48.0% 14
How the Equity Score Works The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level — rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.