School district · Maine

RSU 04

RSU 04 in Maine: 5 public schools with 1,269 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,445 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,269
Students per teacher
12.2
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,445
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)
104
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
254
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.6
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$13.0K15
$12.9K16
$12.7K17
$14.1K18
$14.2K19
$14.2K20
$16.1K21
$17.2K22
$18.6K23
$19.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.5% · $2.4M
State
50% · $12.7M
Local
40% · $10.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,793
Support services
$8,934
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$285K
Long-term debt
$521K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Carrie Ricker SchoolFree meals for all
3–417411.4
Libby-Tozier SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–K14313.0
Sabattus Primary SchoolFree meals for all
1–216411.5
Oak Hill Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–838013.0
Oak Hill High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1240811.9

Sources

Address
971 Gardiner Road, Wales, ME 04280
Phone
(207)375-4273
Website