School district · Maine

RSU 12

RSU 12 in Maine: 5 public schools with 877 students and 9.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,965 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
877
Students per teacher
9.8
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,965
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)
89.7
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.3
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%

75%proficient

+5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

58%proficient

+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

529 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
$10.3K15
$10.3K16
$9.9K17
$12.0K18
$12.2K19
$15.6K20
$17.6K21
$16.3K22
$17.5K23
$19.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.7% · $1.7M
State
44% · $12.9M
Local
50% · $14.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,373
Support services
$6,962
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$190K
Long-term debt
$7.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K3216.0——
Chelsea Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–82627.972%57%
Palermo Consolidated SchoolFree meals for all
K–81118.074%49%
Pre-K–818411.583%60%
Windsor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–828811.774%63%

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
665 Patricktown Road, Somerville, ME 04348
Phone
(207)549-3261
Website