School systems & governing boards · ME
Maine school systems.
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263school systems
573operating schools connected
169,315students in finance records
247complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Maine school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 247 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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263 systems
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Portland Public Schools
Portland, ME
- Students
- 6,649
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $22,215
+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment
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Lewiston Public Schools
Lewiston, ME
- Students
- 5,147
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,578
+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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Bangor Public Schools
Bangor, ME
- Students
- 3,434
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $20,925
+22.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment
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Rsu 06/msad 06
Buxton, ME
- Students
- 3,322
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $18,168
+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment
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Sanford Public Schools
Sanford, ME
- Students
- 3,265
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $18,012
+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment
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Auburn Public Schools
Auburn, ME
- Students
- 3,179
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $15,718
+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.3% enrollment
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Rsu 17/msad 17
South Paris, ME
- Students
- 3,172
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $18,271
+20.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment
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Rsu 14
Windham, ME
- Students
- 3,101
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,795
+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment
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South Portland Public Schools
South Portland, ME
- Students
- 2,942
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $21,434
+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment
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Rsu 57/msad 57
Waterboro, ME
- Students
- 2,935
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $16,976
-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment
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Scarborough Public Schools
Scarborough, ME
- Students
- 2,857
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $22,032
+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment
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Gorham Public Schools
Gorham, ME
- Students
- 2,851
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $17,927
+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment
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Rsu 60/msad 60
North Berwick, ME
- Students
- 2,846
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $19,210
+14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment
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Saco Public Schools
Saco, ME
- Students
- 2,806
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $13,905
+102.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment
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Rsu 18
Oakland, ME
- Students
- 2,756
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $14,886
-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment
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Brunswick Public Schools
Brunswick, ME
- Students
- 2,406
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $21,616
+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.3% enrollment
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Rsu 21
Kennebunk, ME
- Students
- 2,401
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $21,067
+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment
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Biddeford Public Schools
Biddeford, ME
- Students
- 2,398
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $22,226
+21.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment
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Rsu 75/msad 75
Topsham, ME
- Students
- 2,342
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $20,153
+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Westbrook Public Schools
Westbrook, ME
- Students
- 2,311
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $21,852
+12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment
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Rsu 09
Farmington, ME
- Students
- 2,251
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $18,701
+17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment
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Rsu 54/msad 54
Skowhegan, ME
- Students
- 2,238
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $22,337
+18.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment
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Rsu 51/msad 51
Cumberland, ME
- Students
- 2,193
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $22,896
+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment
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Augusta Public Schools
Augusta, ME
- Students
- 2,176
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $19,308
+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment
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Rsu 22
Hampden, ME
- Students
- 2,170
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $17,453
+16.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment
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Rsu 35/msad 35
Eliot, ME
- Students
- 2,134
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $18,730
+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Rsu 05
Freeport, ME
- Students
- 2,089
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $18,740
-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment
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Rsu 52/msad 52
Turner, ME
- Students
- 2,008
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,496
+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment
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Falmouth Public Schools
Falmouth, ME
- Students
- 1,987
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $24,602
+20.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment
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Rsu 11/msad 11
Gardiner, ME
- Students
- 1,897
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,783
+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment
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