District profile / Maine

RSU 05

Freeport, Maine · Public school district · #27 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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2,001

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,018

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Maine median

10.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

RSU 05 is a public school district based in Freeport, Maine, serving 2,001 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #27 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 334 students each, about the same as the Maine median of 365. It spends about $17,018 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.

How RSU 05 compares

RSU 05Maine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,018

Maine median $16,875 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,954

Maine median $9,616 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school334

Maine median 365 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.7

Maine median 11.6 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor250

Maine median 280 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$38.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 25%Local 73%

Measure	RSU 05	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,018	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,954	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$38.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	187	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	545	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.7	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	250	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
RSU 22Hampden	2,118	6	$15,009	13.1	#25
RSU 52/msad 52Turner	2,028	6	$15,619	12.1	#26
RSU 05Freeport · this district	2,001	6	$17,018	10.7	#27
Falmouth Public SchoolsFalmouth	1,979	3	$20,654	10.0	#28
Saco Public SchoolsSaco	1,942	5	$12,784	11.6	#29

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Gridley UnifiedGridley, CA	2,002	$13,619	20.9
Montville School DistrictOakdale, CT	2,001	$22,791	10.5
Dixie CountyCross City, FL	2,001	$11,053	19.8
Glenwood Community School DistrictGlenwood, IA	2,001	$11,147	15.6

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-rsu-05