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.
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 88/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.
88/100 top score (Rsu 41/Msad 41)
$19,585 per-pupil spending in the top district
27 districts scoring 70 or higher
19 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Rsu 41/Msad 41 612 $19,585 67.6% 25.4% 88 2 Rsu 59/Msad 59 575 $21,498 54.8% 39.8% 86 3 Rsu 10 1,783 $21,221 58.8% 32.5% 83 4 Msad 46 838 $19,800 51.3% 19.1% 81 5 Rsu 33/Msad 33 234 $24,114 27.7% 28.2% 81 6 Rsu 54/Msad 54 2,229 $19,625 58.2% 33.6% 80 7 Rsu 20 451 $25,205 52.0% 55.9% 79 8 Rsu 23 666 $27,221 34.4% 74.2% 78 9 Rsu 74/Msad 74 587 $21,383 55.5% 43.3% 78 10 Wiscasset Public Schools 461 $22,618 35.9% 64.8% 77 11 Madawaska Public Schools 403 $20,697 37.3% 44.5% 76 12 Rsu 89 305 $20,729 32.0% 38.5% 76 13 Rsu 45/Msad 45 282 $18,561 44.2% 21.7% 76 14 Rsu 32/Msad 32 232 $21,176 30.6% 43.2% 76 15 Rsu 13 1,543 $22,526 40.6% 66.1% 75 16 Rsu 24 834 $21,619 35.1% 62.2% 75 17 Westbrook Public Schools 2,335 $19,236 52.7% 42.7% 74 18 Rsu 03/Msad 03 1,070 $17,252 61.2% 40.6% 74 19 Rsu 88/Msad 24 261 $19,468 100.0% 13.8% 74 20 Deer Isle-Stonington Csd 318 $22,689 36.9% 80.1% 73 21 Rsu 31/Msad 31 435 $19,234 42.2% 48.9% 72 22 Lewiston Public Schools 5,088 $17,099 63.4% 21.1% 71 23 Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd 500 $23,741 24.0% 82.7% 71 24 Bar Harbor Public Schools 333 $24,006 9.9% 77.0% 71 25 St George Public Schools 222 $25,090 23.4% 86.0% 71 26 Rsu 86/Msad 20 482 $16,844 45.0% 26.8% 70 27 Baileyville Public Schools 295 $20,715 42.3% 73.3% 70 28 Waterville Public Schools 1,651 $18,852 51.4% 28.6% 68 29 Calais Public Schools 580 $16,829 44.0% 27.6% 68 30 Milford Public Schools 277 $16,800 39.3% 32.2% 68 31 Rsu 61/Msad 61 1,670 $20,442 50.3% 69.0% 67 32 Rsu 01 - Lkrsu 1,763 $20,381 28.7% 46.4% 66 33 Kittery Public Schools 959 $21,653 16.3% 77.2% 65 34 Mt Desert Csd 495 $22,547 9.3% 84.9% 65 35 Portland Public Schools 6,476 $20,442 38.5% 68.1% 64 36 York Public Schools 1,537 $22,697 10.8% 83.5% 64 37 East Millinocket Public Schools 242 $17,525 47.5% 46.4% 64 38 Rsu 34 1,434 $16,757 38.2% 37.9% 63 39 Rsu 73 1,437 $17,599 51.6% 43.2% 62 40 Rsu 71 1,456 $20,461 42.9% 54.8% 61 41 Rsu 37/Msad 37 691 $17,875 41.1% 51.0% 61 42 Millinocket Public Schools 443 $16,632 49.1% 40.3% 60 43 Sanford Public Schools 3,215 $17,120 37.9% 23.3% 59 44 Rsu 56 764 $18,771 38.0% 37.5% 59 45 Rsu 58/Msad 58 587 $19,058 39.6% 53.5% 59 46 Rsu 42/Msad 42 348 $16,408 27.9% 40.4% 57 47 Falmouth Public Schools 1,989 $20,640 3.2% 67.5% 56 48 Rsu 09 2,266 $16,427 42.5% 33.6% 55 49 Rsu 38 1,207 $18,368 16.0% 59.5% 55 50 Rsu 70/Msad 70 500 $17,163 54.3% 36.0% 55 51 Rsu 02 1,902 $17,389 27.0% 53.4% 54 52 Rsu 26 835 $18,406 25.0% 54.7% 53 53 Rsu 28/Msad 28 738 $20,472 13.3% 85.1% 53 54 Rsu 19 1,931 $15,644 46.1% 32.5% 52 55 Rsu 39 1,220 $16,915 44.0% 28.0% 52 56 Rsu 50 335 $16,171 48.5% 41.5% 52 57 Biddeford Public Schools 2,314 $18,043 42.9% 49.3% 51 58 Ellsworth Public Schools 1,328 $18,341 28.1% 49.7% 51 59 Rsu 25 1,082 $16,610 45.9% 44.5% 51 60 Acton Public Schools 246 $20,304 24.0% 76.3% 51 61 Rsu 60/Msad 60 2,911 $16,848 21.9% 42.0% 50 62 Augusta Public Schools 2,213 $17,156 46.1% 40.4% 50 63 Brunswick Public Schools 2,363 $18,567 24.7% 60.1% 49 64 Rsu 49/Msad 49 1,895 $15,661 39.2% 33.5% 49 65 Rsu 04 1,300 $16,593 34.2% 33.8% 48 66 Winslow Schools 1,069 $17,099 30.0% 43.3% 48 67 Rsu 55/Msad 55 998 $16,597 43.6% 44.4% 48 68 Rsu 67 940 $15,582 36.9% 33.7% 48 69 Rsu 80/Msad 04 502 $15,890 41.8% 44.8% 47 70 Easton Public Schools 208 $19,463 19.9% 80.4% 47 71 Auburn Public Schools 3,220 $14,127 49.5% 30.8% 46 72 Rsu 51/Msad 51 2,153 $19,859 3.4% 62.3% 46 73 Rsu 40/Msad 40 1,800 $16,287 36.3% 52.7% 46 74 Rsu 79/Msad 01 1,715 $16,806 35.6% 30.3% 46 75 Cape Elizabeth Public Schools 1,509 $21,565 4.7% 82.6% 46 76 Rsu 87/Msad 23 591 $16,193 27.2% 33.5% 46 77 Vassalboro Public Schools 509 $14,655 32.5% 36.6% 46 78 Great Salt Bay Csd 407 $17,138 30.5% 72.7% 46 79 Scarborough Public Schools 2,891 $19,683 5.8% 79.6% 44 80 Rsu 29/Msad 29 1,274 $14,609 56.0% 17.1% 44 81 Rsu 44/Msad 44 690 $18,197 39.0% 78.0% 44 82 Lincolnville Public Schools 204 $18,397 28.4% - 44 83 Bangor Public Schools 3,454 $16,534 42.4% 45.4% 43 84 Rsu 30/Msad 30 229 $15,040 55.6% 36.4% 43 85 Rsu 17/Msad 17 3,223 $15,117 39.3% 45.4% 42 86 Rsu 14 3,155 $18,485 17.2% 55.0% 42 87 Rsu 05 2,069 $17,391 16.7% 71.1% 42 88 Msad 27 818 $16,497 20.0% 38.7% 42 89 Machias Public Schools 502 $14,771 38.4% 47.6% 42 90 Rsu 21 2,425 $18,898 9.8% 78.3% 41 91 Rsu 11/Msad 11 1,949 $15,413 31.9% 34.8% 40 92 Rsu 16 1,721 $15,544 27.7% 38.7% 40 93 Yarmouth Schools 1,679 $18,485 6.9% 69.6% 40 94 South Portland Public Schools 3,081 $16,364 22.7% 77.2% 39 95 Rsu 75/Msad 75 2,380 $18,947 19.8% 51.2% 39 96 Rsu 53/Msad 53 845 $13,100 41.2% 36.6% 39 97 Winthrop Public Schools 831 $16,310 27.3% 45.2% 39 98 Rsu 63/Msad 63 557 $16,024 23.3% 48.1% 39 99 Glenburn Public Schools 431 $16,241 22.1% 37.0% 38 100 Wells-Ogunquit Csd 1,407 $19,506 11.7% 83.4% 37 101 Rsu 15/Msad 15 1,835 $16,715 21.0% 52.2% 35 102 Rsu 64/Msad 64 1,067 $14,533 35.9% 29.3% 35 103 Community Regional Charter School 358 $13,162 53.8% 3.0% 35 104 Gorham Public Schools 2,737 $16,917 13.4% 44.2% 34 105 Rsu 35/Msad 35 2,134 $17,761 11.3% 53.2% 34 106 Rsu 52/Msad 52 1,994 $15,798 21.3% 38.4% 34 107 Five Town Csd 721 $18,505 14.3% 76.0% 33 108 Acadia Academy 248 $15,340 18.5% 9.5% 33 109 Brewer Public Schools 1,604 $14,949 28.1% 37.4% 32 110 Rsu 22 2,278 $15,014 21.9% 35.3% 31 111 Rsu 72/Msad 72 1,135 $12,012 42.6% 57.2% 31 112 Maine Virtual Academy 438 $11,263 37.9% 0.0% 30 113 Rsu 06/Msad 06 3,283 $16,246 24.5% 47.3% 29 114 Maine Connections Academy 466 $11,542 35.6% 0.1% 29 115 Maine Arts Academy 225 $12,249 23.1% 1.4% 29 116 Rsu 57/Msad 57 2,924 $15,651 24.5% 54.5% 28 117 Baxter Academy for Technology and Science 355 $12,395 14.6% 2.5% 28 118 Jefferson Public Schools 329 $11,222 31.5% 65.7% 28 119 Dayton Public Schools 299 $8,765 18.3% 50.2% 27 120 Lisbon Public Schools 1,311 $14,568 28.0% 40.2% 26 121 Nobleboro Public Schools 216 $12,453 24.6% 85.5% 26 122 Blue Hill Public Schools 371 $12,277 16.0% 85.0% 25 123 Rsu 18 2,782 $14,717 25.8% 50.9% 23 124 Saco Public Schools 2,788 $13,598 19.2% 53.3% 21 125 Rsu 68/Msad 68 992 $9,332 40.7% 38.0% 21 126 East Machias Public Schools 241 $10,272 36.9% 43.5% 21 127 Rsu 12 1,265 $12,672 43.8% 45.6% 20 128 Dedham Public Schools 202 $14,249 12.8% 73.7% 19 129 Hermon Public Schools 1,397 $12,440 20.1% 48.0% 18 130 Orrington Public Schools 415 $12,041 24.9% 49.5% 18 131 Bristol Public Schools 276 $14,163 23.7% 85.5% 16
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 2021-22, released in 2024),
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
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.