Brunswick Public Schools
Brunswick Public Schools is a public school district based in Brunswick, Maine, serving 2,413 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #16 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 603 students each, more than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $18,408 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Maine median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.
How Brunswick compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Brunswick | Maine median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $18,408 | $16,875 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,603 | $9,616 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $51.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $49.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 216 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 571 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 268 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddeford Public SchoolsBiddeford | 2,436 | 6 | $17,823 | 10.9 | #15 |
| Brunswick Public SchoolsBrunswick · this district | 2,413 | 4 | $18,408 | 11.2 | #16 |
| Westbrook Public SchoolsWestbrook | 2,348 | 6 | $18,017 | 10.2 | #17 |
| RSU 75/msad 75Topsham | 2,302 | 7 | $17,605 | 11.6 | #18 |
| RSU 09Farmington | 2,277 | 8 | $16,739 | 10.6 | #19 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwell Community SchoolsOssian, IN | 2,413 | $9,424 | 14.8 |
| Louisville Municipal School DistrictLouisville, MS | 2,413 | $9,875 | 14.4 |
| Port Jervis City School DistrictPort Jervis, NY | 2,412 | $25,519 | 11.2 |
| Jonathan Alder LocalPlain City, OH | 2,412 | $10,899 | 19.1 |
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-brunswick-public-schools