District profile / Maine

RSU 10

Rumford, Maine · Public school district · #36 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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1,739

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,802

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Maine median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

RSU 10 is a public school district based in Rumford, Maine, serving 1,739 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 290 students each, fewer than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $18,802 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Maine median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How RSU 10 compares

RSU 10Maine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,802

Maine median $16,875 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,340

Maine median $9,616 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school290

Maine median 365 · 21% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

Maine median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor290

Maine median 280 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$39.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 22%State 42%Local 36%

Measure	RSU 10	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,802	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,340	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$38.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$39.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	153	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	401	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	290	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 01 - LkrsuBath	1,789	7	$19,728	10.8	#33
RSU 40/msad 40Union	1,762	7	$16,595	10.7	#34
RSU 49/msad 49Fairfield	1,760	5	$16,202	12.5	#35
RSU 10Rumford · this district	1,739	6	$18,802	11.4	#36
RSU 16Poland	1,672	5	$15,432	11.7	#37

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Olympia CUSD 16Stanford, IL	1,740	$16,521	14.5
Western Line SchoolsAvon, MS	1,739	$11,870	14.7
Carrollton Exempted VillageCarrollton, OH	1,739	$14,581	18.9
Hubbard Exempted VillageHubbard, OH	1,739	$10,784	14.7

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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