School district · Maine

Dayton Public Schools

Dayton Public Schools in Maine: 1 public schools with 128 students and 10.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,071 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
128
Students per teacher
10.4
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,071
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)
12.3
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

57%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

46%proficient

−5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

61 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · 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, 2016–2024
$6.5K16
$6.6K17
$7.4K18
$7.7K19
$14.8K20
$16.2K21
$17.1K22
$17.3K23
$18.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.0% · $180K
State
42% · $2.6M
Local
55% · $3.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,657
Support services
$5,100
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$193K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Dayton Consolidated SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–512810.457%46%

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
21 Clarks Mills Road, Dayton, ME 04005
Phone
(207)282-8280
Website