Yarmouth Schools
Yarmouth Schools is a public school district based in Yarmouth, Maine, serving 1,655 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 414 students each, more than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $17,498 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.
How Yarmouth compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Yarmouth | Maine median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $17,498 | $16,875 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,054 | $9,616 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $31.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 146 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 344 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 276 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSU 16Poland | 1,672 | 5 | $15,432 | 11.7 | #37 |
| RSU 79/msad 01Presque Isle | 1,670 | 6 | $16,855 | 13.3 | #38 |
| Yarmouth SchoolsYarmouth · this district | 1,655 | 4 | $17,498 | 11.3 | #39 |
| RSU 61/msad 61Bridgton | 1,627 | 6 | $20,668 | 10.3 | #40 |
| Waterville Public SchoolsWaterville | 1,623 | 5 | $19,335 | 11.0 | #41 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue UnionSanta Rosa, CA | 1,655 | $15,995 | 22.4 |
| LittletonLittleton, MA | 1,655 | $18,247 | 13.1 |
| Gladwin Community SchoolsGladwin, MI | 1,655 | $11,674 | 19.5 |
| Spotswood Public School DistrictSpotswood, NJ | 1,655 | $19,632 | 11.8 |
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.
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