District profile / Maine

RSU 25

Bucksport, Maine · Public school district · #60 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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1,073

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,723

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Maine median

11.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

RSU 25 is a public school district based in Bucksport, Maine, serving 1,073 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 268 students each, fewer than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $15,723 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Maine median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.

How RSU 25 compares

RSU 25Maine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,723

Maine median $16,875 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,430

Maine median $9,616 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Students per school268

Maine median 365 · 27% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.9

Maine median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor358

Maine median 280 · 28% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$19.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 43%Local 46%

Measure	RSU 25	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,723	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,430	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$19.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	90	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	265	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.9	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	358	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 38Readfield	1,160	6	$17,770	10.0	#57
Winslow SchoolsWinslow	1,143	3	$17,012	12.2	#58
RSU 12Somerville	1,140	5	$14,184	12.8	#59
RSU 25Bucksport · this district	1,073	4	$15,723	11.9	#60
RSU 64/msad 64East Corinth	1,021	3	$15,308	13.3	#61

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Tri Valley CUSD 3Downs, IL	1,074	$15,142	13.4
Denali Borough School DistrictHealy, AK	1,073	$9,906	41.3
Green LocalSmithville, OH	1,073	$11,058	16.8
North Summit DistrictCoalville, UT	1,073	$12,518	18.2

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-25