District profile / Maine

RSU 52/msad 52

Turner, Maine · Public school district · #26 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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2,028

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,619

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Maine median

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

RSU 52/msad 52 is a public school district based in Turner, Maine, serving 2,028 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #26 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 338 students each, about the same as the Maine median of 365. It spends about $15,619 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Maine median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How RSU 52/msad 52 compares

RSU 52/msad 52Maine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,619

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

Instruction spending per student$8,628

Maine median $9,616 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school338

Maine median 365 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

Maine median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor254

Maine median 280 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$36.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 48%Local 38%

Measure	RSU 52/msad 52	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,619	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,628	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$36.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	167	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	528	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	254	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 22Hampden	2,118	6	$15,009	13.1	#25
RSU 52/msad 52Turner · this district	2,028	6	$15,619	12.1	#26
RSU 05Freeport	2,001	6	$17,018	10.7	#27
Falmouth Public SchoolsFalmouth	1,979	3	$20,654	10.0	#28
Saco Public SchoolsSaco	1,942	5	$12,784	11.6	#29

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Orange CityCleveland, OH	2,029	$24,626	14.6
Cache Public SchoolsCache, OK	2,029	$11,101	15.7
Bonham ISDBonham, TX	2,029	$12,314	13.9
Knoch School DistrictSaxonburg, PA	2,028	$14,166	14.5

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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