Maine · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Maine 131 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026
50 State avg score
49 National avg score
131 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Rsu 41/Msad 41 ranks first in Maine for funding equity at 89/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.
89/100 top score (Rsu 41/Msad 41)
$20,956 per-pupil spending in the top district
25 districts scoring 70 or higher
18 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Rsu 41/Msad 41 612 $20,956 67.6% 25.4% 89 2 Rsu 54/Msad 54 2,229 $22,180 58.2% 33.6% 85 3 Rsu 59/Msad 59 575 $21,577 54.8% 39.8% 85 4 Westbrook Public Schools 2,335 $21,627 52.7% 42.7% 79 5 Msad 46 838 $20,452 51.3% 19.1% 79 6 Calais Public Schools 580 $19,955 44.0% 27.6% 79 7 Rsu 20 451 $25,080 52.0% 55.9% 79 8 Rsu 23 666 $26,788 34.4% 74.2% 78 9 Madawaska Public Schools 403 $22,104 37.3% 44.5% 78 10 Rsu 32/Msad 32 232 $22,280 30.6% 43.2% 78 11 Rsu 88/Msad 24 261 $21,498 100.0% 13.8% 77 12 Rsu 33/Msad 33 234 $22,731 27.7% 28.2% 77 13 Lewiston Public Schools 5,088 $19,006 63.4% 21.1% 76 14 Rsu 10 1,783 $19,761 58.8% 32.5% 76 15 Rsu 13 1,543 $23,183 40.6% 66.1% 76 16 Rsu 24 834 $22,868 35.1% 62.2% 76 17 Rsu 74/Msad 74 587 $21,259 55.5% 43.3% 76 18 Bar Harbor Public Schools 333 $26,931 9.9% 77.0% 75 19 Waterville Public Schools 1,651 $21,367 51.4% 28.6% 74 20 Rsu 31/Msad 31 435 $20,671 42.2% 48.9% 74 21 Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd 500 $26,220 24.0% 82.7% 73 22 Rsu 01 - Lkrsu 1,763 $23,104 28.7% 46.4% 72 23 Deer Isle-Stonington Csd 318 $22,909 36.9% 80.1% 72 24 Rsu 45/Msad 45 282 $18,479 44.2% 21.7% 71 25 Milford Public Schools 277 $18,375 39.3% 32.2% 71 26 Wiscasset Public Schools 461 $20,547 35.9% 64.8% 69 27 East Millinocket Public Schools 242 $19,694 47.5% 46.4% 69 28 Rsu 34 1,434 $18,568 38.2% 37.9% 68 29 Mt Desert Csd 495 $24,737 9.3% 84.9% 68 30 St George Public Schools 222 $23,527 23.4% 86.0% 68 31 Rsu 61/Msad 61 1,670 $21,203 50.3% 69.0% 67 32 Rsu 42/Msad 42 348 $18,980 27.9% 40.4% 67 33 York Public Schools 1,537 $24,422 10.8% 83.5% 66 34 Rsu 37/Msad 37 691 $20,282 41.1% 51.0% 66 35 Rsu 89 305 $19,311 32.0% 38.5% 66 36 Portland Public Schools 6,476 $21,356 38.5% 68.1% 65 37 Rsu 86/Msad 20 482 $17,033 45.0% 26.8% 65 38 Kittery Public Schools 959 $22,127 16.3% 77.2% 64 39 Millinocket Public Schools 443 $18,280 49.1% 40.3% 64 40 Baileyville Public Schools 295 $19,797 42.3% 73.3% 63 41 Rsu 40/Msad 40 1,800 $19,717 36.3% 52.7% 61 42 Rsu 25 1,082 $19,676 45.9% 44.5% 61 43 Rsu 80/Msad 04 502 $18,942 41.8% 44.8% 61 44 Falmouth Public Schools 1,989 $22,460 3.2% 67.5% 60 45 Rsu 03/Msad 03 1,070 $15,673 61.2% 40.6% 60 46 Winslow Schools 1,069 $20,418 30.0% 43.3% 59 47 Rsu 09 2,266 $17,764 42.5% 33.6% 58 48 Sanford Public Schools 3,215 $17,579 37.9% 23.3% 55 49 Brunswick Public Schools 2,363 $21,082 24.7% 60.1% 55 50 Rsu 73 1,437 $17,330 51.6% 43.2% 55 51 Rsu 28/Msad 28 738 $22,053 13.3% 85.1% 55 52 Rsu 58/Msad 58 587 $19,164 39.6% 53.5% 55 53 Rsu 19 1,931 $16,864 46.1% 32.5% 54 54 Rsu 50 335 $17,269 48.5% 41.5% 54 55 Biddeford Public Schools 2,314 $19,349 42.9% 49.3% 53 56 Acton Public Schools 246 $21,589 24.0% 76.3% 53 57 Rsu 60/Msad 60 2,911 $17,959 21.9% 42.0% 51 58 Rsu 71 1,456 $18,742 42.9% 54.8% 51 59 Rsu 04 1,300 $17,984 34.2% 33.8% 51 60 Rsu 30/Msad 30 229 $17,258 55.6% 36.4% 51 61 Rsu 26 835 $18,843 25.0% 54.7% 50 62 Rsu 87/Msad 23 591 $17,560 27.2% 33.5% 50 63 Yarmouth Schools 1,679 $21,119 6.9% 69.6% 49 64 Rsu 38 1,207 $18,311 16.0% 59.5% 49 65 Rsu 67 940 $16,546 36.9% 33.7% 49 66 Rsu 02 1,902 $17,436 27.0% 53.4% 48 67 Rsu 49/Msad 49 1,895 $16,249 39.2% 33.5% 48 68 Ellsworth Public Schools 1,328 $18,856 28.1% 49.7% 48 69 Rsu 56 764 $17,810 38.0% 37.5% 48 70 South Portland Public Schools 3,081 $18,364 22.7% 77.2% 47 71 Rsu 39 1,220 $17,075 44.0% 28.0% 47 72 Winthrop Public Schools 831 $18,625 27.3% 45.2% 47 73 Auburn Public Schools 3,220 $14,797 49.5% 30.8% 46 74 Rsu 51/Msad 51 2,153 $21,107 3.4% 62.3% 46 75 Vassalboro Public Schools 509 $15,069 32.5% 36.6% 46 76 Machias Public Schools 502 $16,183 38.4% 47.6% 46 77 Rsu 70/Msad 70 500 $16,640 54.3% 36.0% 46 78 Easton Public Schools 208 $20,139 19.9% 80.4% 46 79 Bangor Public Schools 3,454 $17,728 42.4% 45.4% 44 80 Scarborough Public Schools 2,891 $20,793 5.8% 79.6% 43 81 Rsu 21 2,425 $20,211 9.8% 78.3% 42 82 Rsu 79/Msad 01 1,715 $16,969 35.6% 30.3% 42 83 Rsu 29/Msad 29 1,274 $14,912 56.0% 17.1% 42 84 Rsu 55/Msad 55 998 $16,728 43.6% 44.4% 42 85 Great Salt Bay Csd 407 $17,356 30.5% 72.7% 42 86 Augusta Public Schools 2,213 $16,789 46.1% 40.4% 41 87 Msad 27 818 $17,139 20.0% 38.7% 41 88 Rsu 63/Msad 63 557 $17,020 23.3% 48.1% 41 89 Rsu 44/Msad 44 690 $18,446 39.0% 78.0% 40 90 Lincolnville Public Schools 204 $18,799 28.4% - 40 91 Rsu 11/Msad 11 1,949 $16,092 31.9% 34.8% 39 92 Rsu 17/Msad 17 3,223 $14,949 39.3% 45.4% 38 93 Rsu 16 1,721 $15,869 27.7% 38.7% 38 94 Brewer Public Schools 1,604 $16,976 28.1% 37.4% 38 95 Cape Elizabeth Public Schools 1,509 $20,822 4.7% 82.6% 38 96 Acadia Academy 248 $16,758 18.5% 9.5% 37 97 Rsu 14 3,155 $18,374 17.2% 55.0% 36 98 Rsu 05 2,069 $17,544 16.7% 71.1% 36 99 Rsu 64/Msad 64 1,067 $15,146 35.9% 29.3% 36 100 Rsu 53/Msad 53 845 $12,798 41.2% 36.6% 36 101 Community Regional Charter School 358 $14,232 53.8% 3.0% 36 102 Wells-Ogunquit Csd 1,407 $20,028 11.7% 83.4% 35 103 Gorham Public Schools 2,737 $17,843 13.4% 44.2% 34 104 Rsu 75/Msad 75 2,380 $18,828 19.8% 51.2% 34 105 Rsu 72/Msad 72 1,135 $13,769 42.6% 57.2% 34 106 Rsu 06/Msad 06 3,283 $17,630 24.5% 47.3% 33 107 Rsu 15/Msad 15 1,835 $17,176 21.0% 52.2% 33 108 Rsu 22 2,278 $16,072 21.9% 35.3% 32 109 Five Town Csd 721 $19,305 14.3% 76.0% 32 110 Glenburn Public Schools 431 $15,383 22.1% 37.0% 32 111 Rsu 52/Msad 52 1,994 $15,414 21.3% 38.4% 31 112 Baxter Academy for Technology and Science 355 $14,513 14.6% 2.5% 31 113 Maine Virtual Academy 438 $12,030 37.9% 0.0% 30 114 Rsu 35/Msad 35 2,134 $17,602 11.3% 53.2% 29 115 Maine Connections Academy 466 $11,901 35.6% 0.1% 28 116 Maine Arts Academy 225 $12,613 23.1% 1.4% 28 117 Rsu 57/Msad 57 2,924 $15,891 24.5% 54.5% 27 118 Jefferson Public Schools 329 $11,796 31.5% 65.7% 27 119 Dayton Public Schools 299 $9,177 18.3% 50.2% 27 120 Blue Hill Public Schools 371 $12,819 16.0% 85.0% 25 121 Nobleboro Public Schools 216 $13,208 24.6% 85.5% 25 122 Lisbon Public Schools 1,311 $14,402 28.0% 40.2% 24 123 Rsu 18 2,782 $14,496 25.8% 50.9% 21 124 Rsu 68/Msad 68 992 $9,878 40.7% 38.0% 21 125 East Machias Public Schools 241 $10,842 36.9% 43.5% 21 126 Rsu 12 1,265 $13,599 43.8% 45.6% 20 127 Orrington Public Schools 415 $13,294 24.9% 49.5% 20 128 Dedham Public Schools 202 $15,347 12.8% 73.7% 20 129 Saco Public Schools 2,788 $13,719 19.2% 53.3% 19 130 Bristol Public Schools 276 $15,775 23.7% 85.5% 19 131 Hermon Public Schools 1,397 $13,263 20.1% 48.0% 17
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
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.