Maine · NCES F-33 finance data

Highest Spending Districts in Maine

The 50 Maine districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.

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$27,221
Top per-pupil spend
$19,398
Avg across top 50
50
Districts listed

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Rsu 23 spends $27,221 per student, the most of any Maine district listed, against an average of $19,398 across the top 50.

$27,221
top spend (Rsu 23)
$16,915
lowest on this list
1.6×
spread across the listed districts
666
students in the top district
# District Per-Pupil $
1 Rsu 23 Old Orchard Beach $27,221
2 Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd Boothbay Harbor $23,741
3 York Public Schools York $22,697
4 Rsu 13 Rockland $22,526
5 Kittery Public Schools Kittery $21,653
6 Rsu 24 Sullivan $21,619
7 Cape Elizabeth Public Schools Cape Elizabeth $21,565
8 Rsu 59/Msad 59 Madison $21,498
9 Rsu 74/Msad 74 North Anson $21,383
10 Rsu 10 Rumford $21,221
11 Falmouth Public Schools Falmouth $20,640
12 Rsu 28/Msad 28 Camden $20,472
13 Rsu 71 Belfast $20,461
14 Portland Public Schools Portland $20,442
15 Rsu 61/Msad 61 Bridgton $20,442
16 Rsu 01 - Lkrsu Bath $20,381
17 Rsu 51/Msad 51 Cumberland $19,859
18 Msad 46 Dexter $19,800
19 Scarborough Public Schools Scarborough $19,683
20 Rsu 54/Msad 54 Skowhegan $19,625
21 Rsu 41/Msad 41 Lagrange $19,585
22 Wells-Ogunquit Csd Wells $19,506
23 Westbrook Public Schools Westbrook $19,236
24 Rsu 58/Msad 58 Phillips $19,058
25 Rsu 75/Msad 75 Topsham $18,947
26 Rsu 21 Kennebunk $18,898
27 Waterville Public Schools Waterville $18,852
28 Rsu 56 Dixfield $18,771
29 Brunswick Public Schools Brunswick $18,567
30 Five Town Csd Camden $18,505
31 Yarmouth Schools Yarmouth $18,485
32 Rsu 14 Windham $18,485
33 Rsu 26 Orono $18,406
34 Rsu 38 Readfield $18,368
35 Ellsworth Public Schools Ellsworth $18,341
36 Rsu 44/Msad 44 Bethel $18,197
37 Biddeford Public Schools Biddeford $18,043
38 Rsu 37/Msad 37 Harrington $17,875
39 Rsu 35/Msad 35 Eliot $17,761
40 Rsu 73 Livermore Falls $17,599
41 Rsu 05 Freeport $17,391
42 Rsu 02 Hallowell $17,389
43 Rsu 03/Msad 03 Unity $17,252
44 Rsu 70/Msad 70 Hodgdon $17,163
45 Augusta Public Schools Augusta $17,156
46 Sanford Public Schools Sanford $17,120
47 Lewiston Public Schools Lewiston $17,099
48 Winslow Schools Winslow $17,099
49 Gorham Public Schools Gorham $16,917
50 Rsu 39 Caribou $16,915

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Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.