School district · Maine

Auburn Public Schools

Auburn Public Schools in Maine: 8 public schools with 3,241 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,972 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,241
Students per teacher
12.5
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,972
ME $20.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
260
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
295
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.4
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maine's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maine: 65%

64%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

1,343 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maine: 50%

44%proficient

+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

1,371 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.0K15
$11.2K16
$11.4K17
$11.6K18
$12.2K19
$13.4K20
$14.8K21
$14.8K22
$15.8K23
$17.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.0% · $3.3M
State
62% · $40.9M
Local
33% · $21.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,218
Support services
$5,947
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$26.1M
Long-term debt
$83.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–615212.976%63%
Fairview SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–648915.379%69%
Pre-K–639012.559%39%
Pre-K–629111.061%45%
Walton SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–615612.072%48%
Washburn SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–621911.250%36%
Auburn Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–849910.858%31%
Edward Little High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,04513.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
60 Court St 4th Floor, Auburn, ME 04210
Phone
(207)784-6431
Website