School district · Maine

RSU 19

RSU 19 in Maine: 5 public schools with 1,883 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,939 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,883
Students per teacher
11.8
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,939
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)
159
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
628
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

53%proficient

−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

41%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

780 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
$11.6K15
$11.0K16
$12.1K17
$12.6K18
$13.3K19
$13.7K20
$15.6K21
$15.8K22
$17.0K23
$17.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $4.1M
State
56% · $22.6M
Local
34% · $13.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,247
Support services
$6,918
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$28.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Etna-Dixmont SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–418510.162%58%
Pre-K–433311.456%53%
Somerset Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–423111.656%62%
5–852411.450%31%
9–1261013.3——

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
266 Williams Road, Newport, ME 04953
Phone
(207)368-5091
Website