Augusta Public Schools
Augusta Public Schools is a public school district based in Augusta, Maine, serving 2,120 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 303 students each, fewer than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $16,203 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.
How Augusta compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Augusta | Maine median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,203 | $16,875 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,616 | $9,616 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $38.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 175 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 433 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 265 | 280 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Maine median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Maine
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSU 54/msad 54Skowhegan | 2,194 | 8 | $19,455 | 10.3 | #22 |
| Augusta Public SchoolsAugusta · this district | 2,120 | 7 | $16,203 | 12.1 | #23 |
| RSU 35/msad 35Eliot | 2,120 | 5 | $16,448 | 12.5 | #24 |
| RSU 22Hampden | 2,118 | 6 | $15,009 | 13.1 | #25 |
| RSU 52/msad 52Turner | 2,028 | 6 | $15,619 | 12.1 | #26 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak, AK | 2,122 | $24,102 | 14.2 |
| Palos CCSD 118Palos Park, IL | 2,122 | $20,931 | 13.7 |
| McComb School DistrictMcComb, MS | 2,121 | $11,701 | 13.1 |
| Glen Rose ISDGlen Rose, TX | 2,119 | $11,723 | 14.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-me-augusta-public-schools