School district · Maine

Ellsworth Public Schools

Ellsworth Public Schools in Maine: 3 public schools with 1,261 students and 10.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,055 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,261
Students per teacher
10.3
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,055
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)
122
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
315
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.1
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%

68%proficient

+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

44%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

484 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, 2016–2024
$16.2K16
$16.2K17
$14.4K18
$13.9K19
$14.1K20
$17.3K21
$18.5K22
$19.0K23
$21.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.2% · $1.9M
State
39% · $12.1M
Local
55% · $16.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,420
Support services
$7,796
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$430K
Long-term debt
$3.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–874010.667%44%
Ellsworth High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1252112.7——
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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
66 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone
(207)664-7100
Website