School district · Maine

RSU 17/MSAD 17

RSU 17/MSAD 17 in Maine: 10 public schools with 3,075 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,676 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
3,075
Students per teacher
12.7
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,676
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)
243
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
439
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.8
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

53%proficient

−5.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

1,288 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maine: 50%

37%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

1,291 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
$11.4K15
$11.1K16
$11.4K17
$12.0K18
$12.7K19
$12.9K20
$15.4K21
$15.4K22
$15.2K23
$18.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.0% · $2.1M
State
50% · $25.8M
Local
46% · $24.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,566
Support services
$8,423
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$350K

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Agnes Gray SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K2710.8——
Guy E Rowe SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–642812.450%44%
Harrison ElementaryFree meals for all
3–610512.758%47%
Hebron Station SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–610310.657%45%
Otisfield Community SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–611510.753%45%
Oxford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–630710.953%29%
Paris Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–642412.851%37%
Waterford Memorial SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–2779.3——
Oxford Hills Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–847912.355%30%
9–121,01014.7——

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
232 Main St, South Paris, ME 04281
Phone
(207)743-8972
Website