District profile / Maine

RSU 29/msad 29

Houlton, Maine · Public school district · #55 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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1,214

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,364

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 21% below the Maine median

15.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

RSU 29/msad 29 is a public school district based in Houlton, Maine, serving 1,214 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #55 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 10% of them. Its schools average 304 students each, fewer than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $13,364 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% less than the Maine median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.

How RSU 29/msad 29 compares

RSU 29/msad 29Maine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,364

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

Instruction spending per student$7,550

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

Students per school304

Maine median 365 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.2

Maine median 11.6 · 31% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor607

Maine median 280 · 117% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 61%Local 21%

Measure	RSU 29/msad 29	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,364	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,550	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$20.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	80	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	215	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.2	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	607	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 04Wales	1,269	5	$15,620	12.3	#53
Ellsworth Public SchoolsEllsworth	1,261	3	$17,249	10.3	#54
RSU 29/msad 29Houlton · this district	1,214	4	$13,364	15.2	#55
RSU 39Caribou	1,188	3	$16,875	12.4	#56
RSU 38Readfield	1,160	6	$17,770	10.0	#57

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Gosnell School DistrictBlytheville, AR	1,215	$10,992	12.5
Wright ElementarySanta Rosa, CA	1,214	$15,402	22.5
Clawson Public SchoolsClawson, MI	1,214	$12,849	15.0
Pierz Public School DistrictPierz, MN	1,214	$11,446	14.8

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-29-msad-29