District profile / Maine

RSU 40/msad 40

Union, Maine · Public school district · #34 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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1,762

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,595

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Maine median

10.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

RSU 40/msad 40 is a public school district based in Union, Maine, serving 1,762 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #34 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 45% of them. Its schools average 252 students each, fewer than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $16,595 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.

How RSU 40/msad 40 compares

RSU 40/msad 40Maine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,595

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

Instruction spending per student$9,483

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

Students per school252

Maine median 365 · 31% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.7

Maine median 11.6 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor252

Maine median 280 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 42%Local 40%

Measure	RSU 40/msad 40	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,595	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,483	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$30.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	165	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	403	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.7	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	252	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 15/msad 15Gray	1,825	5	$16,913	12.3	#32
RSU 01 - LkrsuBath	1,789	7	$19,728	10.8	#33
RSU 40/msad 40Union · this district	1,762	7	$16,595	10.7	#34
RSU 49/msad 49Fairfield	1,760	5	$16,202	12.5	#35
RSU 10Rumford	1,739	6	$18,802	11.4	#36

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Decatur County Community SchoolsGreensburg, IN	1,764	$10,847	12.6
Somerset IndependentSomerset, KY	1,762	$11,705	14.6
Bethany Public SchoolsBethany, OK	1,762	$8,805	16.9
Manville School DistrictManville, NJ	1,761	$18,744	10.4

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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