District profile / Maine

Wells-Ogunquit CSD

Wells, Maine · Public school district · #46 of 61 Maine districts by enrollment

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1,440

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,118

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% above the Maine median

12.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maine median 11.6

Wells-Ogunquit CSD is a public school district based in Wells, Maine, serving 1,440 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #46 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 25% of them. Its schools average 480 students each, more than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $20,118 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Maine median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.

How Wells-Ogunquit CSD compares

Wells-Ogunquit CSDMaine median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,118

Maine median $16,875 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,717

Maine median $9,616 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Students per school480

Maine median 365 · 32% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.0

Maine median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor360

Maine median 280 · 29% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 11%Local 80%

Measure	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	Maine median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,118	$16,875	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,717	$9,616	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	120	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	280	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.0	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	360	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
Cape Elizabeth Public SchoolsCape Elizabeth	1,499	3	$20,444	11.0	#44
Brewer Public SchoolsBrewer	1,490	2	$15,137	12.5	#45
Wells-Ogunquit CSDWells · this district	1,440	3	$20,118	12.0	#46
RSU 02Hallowell	1,436	5	$17,208	10.3	#47
RSU 71Belfast	1,396	7	$20,594	11.0	#48

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Alpine Union ElementaryAlpine, CA	1,441	$11,950	21.2
Warren School DistrictWarren, AR	1,440	$11,131	12.5
Watertown-Mayer Public School DistrictWatertown, MN	1,440	$11,310	15.8
Nine Mile Falls School DistrictNine Mile Falls, WA	1,440	$14,294	16.7

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-me-wells-ogunquit-csd