District profile / Maine

RSU 06/msad 06

Buxton, Maine · Public school district · #4 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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3,297

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,864

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Maine median

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

RSU 06/msad 06 is a public school district based in Buxton, Maine, serving 3,297 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 412 students each, more than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $15,864 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Maine median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How RSU 06/msad 06 compares

RSU 06/msad 06Maine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,864

Maine median $16,875 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,604

Maine median $9,616 · 11% below · FY2020-21

Students per school412

Maine median 365 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

Maine median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor300

Maine median 280 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$62.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 42%Local 45%

Measure	RSU 06/msad 06	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,864	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,604	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$58.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$62.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	273	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	902	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	300	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
Bangor Public SchoolsBangor	3,439	10	$17,569	12.1	#3
RSU 06/msad 06Buxton · this district	3,297	8	$15,864	12.1	#4
Sanford Public SchoolsSanford	3,250	6	$16,390	12.5	#5
Auburn Public SchoolsAuburn	3,242	8	$14,113	12.5	#6
RSU 17/msad 17South Paris	3,075	10	$15,064	12.7	#7

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
DartmouthDartmouth, MA	3,297	$17,133	12.3
Kiski Area School DistrictVandergrift, PA	3,297	$14,044	16.7
BarringtonBarrington, RI	3,294	$16,330	13.2
Hardin CountySavannah, TN	3,294	$9,762	n/a

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.

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