Maine · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Maine

Schools in Maine ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

North Haven Community School tops the list: its district, Rsu 07/Msad 07, spends $48,320 per student, against a Maine average of $20,907.

$48,320
per-student spend in Rsu 07/Msad 07: $20,907
Maine average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	North Haven Community SchoolNorth Haven · other	Rsu 07/Msad 07	56	$48,320
2	Georgetown Central SchoolGeorgetown · other	Georgetown Public Schools	51	$34,333
3	Islesboro Central SchoolIslesboro · other	Islesboro Public Schools	64	$32,695
4	Tremont Consolidated SchoolBass Harbor · elementary	Tremont Public Schools	127	$32,356
5	Mt Desert Elementary SchoolNortheast Harbor · other	Mount Desert Public Schools	161	$31,222
6	Vinalhaven SchoolVinalhaven · other	Rsu 08/Msad 08	143	$30,847
7	Pemetic Elementary SchoolSouthwest Harbor · other	Southwest Harbor Public Schools	127	$28,965
8	Edna Drinkwater SchoolNorthport · elementary	Northport Public Schools	98	$28,483
9	Limestone Community SchoolLimestone · other	Limestone Public Schools	138	$28,029
10	Trenton Elementary SchoolTrenton · other	Trenton Public Schools	120	$27,227
11	West Bath SchoolWest Bath · other	West Bath Public Schools	101	$27,178
12	Conners-Emerson SchoolBar Harbor · elementary	Bar Harbor Public Schools	346	$26,931
13	Loranger Memorial SchoolOld Orchard Beach · elementary	Rsu 23	251	$26,788
14	Old Orchard Beach High SchoolOld Orchard Beach · high	Rsu 23	186	$26,788
15	Jameson Elementary SchoolOld Orchard Beach · other	Rsu 23	177	$26,788
16	Boothbay Region Elem SchoolBoothbay Harbor · other	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd	307	$26,220
17	Boothbay Region High SchoolBoothbay Harbor · high	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Csd	172	$26,220
18	Rangeley Lakes Regional SchoolRangeley · other	Rsu 78	191	$25,333
19	Searsport ElementarySearsport · other	Rsu 20	167	$25,080
20	Searsport District High SchoolSearsport · high	Rsu 20	121	$25,080
21	Searsport District Middle SchoolSearsport · middle	Rsu 20	108	$25,080
22	Hope Elementary SchoolHope · other	Hope Public Schools	140	$24,876
23	Mt Desert Island High SchoolBar Harbor · high	Mt Desert Csd	453	$24,737
24	Appleton Village SchoolAppleton · other	Appleton Public Schools	132	$24,726
25	Jonesport-Beals High SchoolJonesport · high	Moosabec Csd	59	$24,691
26	Sebago Elementary SchoolSebago · other	Sebago Public Schools	116	$24,589
27	York High SchoolYork · high	York Public Schools	498	$24,422
28	York Middle SchoolYork · elementary	York Public Schools	482	$24,422
29	Coastal Ridge ElementaryYork · elementary	York Public Schools	332	$24,422
30	Village Elementary School-YorkYork · elementary	York Public Schools	226	$24,422
31	East Grand SchoolDanforth · other	Rsu 84/Msad 14	146	$23,978
32	Hancock Grammar SchoolHancock · elementary	Hancock Public Schools	188	$23,771
33	Greenville Consolidated SchoolGreenville · other	Greenville Public Schools	177	$23,600
34	Stratton Elementary SchoolStratton · other	Eustis Public Schools	97	$23,545
35	St George SchoolTenants Harbor · other	St George Public Schools	206	$23,527
36	Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High SchoolBingham · other	Rsu 83/Msad 13	104	$23,298
37	Oceanside High SchoolRockland · high	Rsu 13	494	$23,183
38	South SchoolRockland · other	Rsu 13	311	$23,183
39	Oceanside Middle SchoolThomaston · middle	Rsu 13	307	$23,183
40	Thomaston Grammar SchoolThomaston · elementary	Rsu 13	164	$23,183
41	Ash Point Community SchoolOwls Head · other	Rsu 13	158	$23,183
42	Cushing Community SchoolCushing · elementary	Rsu 13	74	$23,183
43	Morse High SchoolBath · high	Rsu 01 - Lkrsu	615	$23,104
44	Woolwich Central SchoolWoolwich · other	Rsu 01 - Lkrsu	333	$23,104
45	Bath Middle SchoolBath · middle	Rsu 01 - Lkrsu	317	$23,104
46	Dike-Newell SchoolBath · other	Rsu 01 - Lkrsu	225	$23,104
47	Fisher-Mitchell SchoolBath · elementary	Rsu 01 - Lkrsu	200	$23,104
48	Phippsburg Elementary SchoolPhippsburg · other	Rsu 01 - Lkrsu	98	$23,104
49	Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary SchDeer Isle · elementary	Deer Isle-Stonington Csd	249	$22,909
50	Deer Isle-Stonington High SchDeer Isle · other	Deer Isle-Stonington Csd	94	$22,909
51	Sumner Memorial High SchoolSullivan · high	Rsu 24	214	$22,868
52	Mountain View SchSullivan · other	Rsu 24	152	$22,868
53	Sumner Middle SchSullivan · middle	Rsu 24	147	$22,868
54	Ella Lewis SchSteuben · other	Rsu 24	79	$22,868
55	Peninsula SchProspect Harbor · other	Rsu 24	65	$22,868
56	Cave Hill SchEastbrook · other	Rsu 24	61	$22,868
57	Brooklin SchoolBrooklin · other	Brooklin Public Schools	57	$22,824
58	Dr Levesque Elementary SchoolSaint Agatha · other	Rsu 33/Msad 33	120	$22,731
59	Wisdom Middle High SchoolSaint Agatha · other	Rsu 33/Msad 33	109	$22,731
60	Shead High SchoolEastport · high	Eastport Public Schools	96	$22,472
61	Eastport Elementary SchoolEastport · other	Eastport Public Schools	80	$22,472
62	Falmouth Elementary SchoolFalmouth · elementary	Falmouth Public Schools	871	$22,460
63	Falmouth High SchoolFalmouth · high	Falmouth Public Schools	669	$22,460
64	Falmouth Middle SchoolFalmouth · middle	Falmouth Public Schools	438	$22,460
65	Medway Middle SchoolMedway · elementary	Medway Public Schools	107	$22,436
66	Ashland District SchoolAshland · other	Rsu 32/Msad 32	234	$22,280
67	Skowhegan Area High SchoolSkowhegan · high	Rsu 54/Msad 54	686	$22,180
68	Skowhegan Area Middle SchoolSkowhegan · middle	Rsu 54/Msad 54	473	$22,180
69	Mill Stream Elementary SchoolNorridgewock · other	Rsu 54/Msad 54	309	$22,180
70	Bloomfield Elementary SchoolSkowhegan · elementary	Rsu 54/Msad 54	267	$22,180
71	Margaret Chase Smith Sch - SkowheganSkowhegan · elementary	Rsu 54/Msad 54	180	$22,180
72	Canaan Elementary SchoolCanaan · other	Rsu 54/Msad 54	160	$22,180
73	North Elementary SchoolSkowhegan · other	Rsu 54/Msad 54	118	$22,180
74	Shapleigh SchoolKittery · elementary	Kittery Public Schools	357	$22,127
75	Horace Mitchell Primary SchoolKittery Point · elementary	Kittery Public Schools	315	$22,127
76	Robert W Traip AcademyKittery · high	Kittery Public Schools	294	$22,127
77	Madawaska Middle/High SchoolMadawaska · other	Madawaska Public Schools	205	$22,104
78	Madawaska Elementary SchoolMadawaska · other	Madawaska Public Schools	162	$22,104
79	Camden-Rockport Middle SchoolCamden · elementary	Rsu 28/Msad 28	348	$22,053
80	Camden-Rockport Elementary SchoolRockport · other	Rsu 28/Msad 28	340	$22,053
81	South Bristol Elementary SchoolSouth Bristol · other	South Bristol Public Schools	63	$21,938
82	Westbrook High SchoolWestbrook · high	Westbrook Public Schools	719	$21,627
83	Westbrook Middle SchoolWestbrook · elementary	Westbrook Public Schools	710	$21,627
84	Saccarappa SchoolWestbrook · other	Westbrook Public Schools	396	$21,627
85	Congin SchoolWestbrook · other	Westbrook Public Schools	335	$21,627
86	Oxford-Cumberland Canal SchoolWestbrook · other	Westbrook Public Schools	188	$21,627
87	Fayette Central SchoolFayette · other	Fayette Public Schools	73	$21,613
88	Acton Elementary SchoolActon · other	Acton Public Schools	256	$21,589
89	Madison Elementary SchoolMadison · other	Rsu 59/Msad 59	239	$21,577
90	Madison Area Memorial H SMadison · high	Rsu 59/Msad 59	184	$21,577
91	Madison Junior High SchoolMadison · elementary	Rsu 59/Msad 59	152	$21,577
92	Van Buren Elementary SchoolVan Buren · other	Rsu 88/Msad 24	204	$21,498
93	Van Buren District Secondary SchVan Buren · high	Rsu 88/Msad 24	58	$21,498
94	George J Mitchell SchoolWaterville · other	Waterville Public Schools	532	$21,367
95	Waterville Senior High SchoolWaterville · high	Waterville Public Schools	529	$21,367
96	Waterville Junior High SchoolWaterville · middle	Waterville Public Schools	325	$21,367
97	Albert S Hall SchoolWaterville · elementary	Waterville Public Schools	237	$21,367
98	Portland High SchoolPortland · high	Portland Public Schools	912	$21,356
99	Deering High SchoolPortland · high	Portland Public Schools	850	$21,356
100	Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolPortland · other	Portland Public Schools	489	$21,356

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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