School district · Maine

RSU 38

RSU 38 in Maine: 6 public schools with 1,160 students and 10.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,565 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 1,160
Students per teacher: 10.0; ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $19,565; 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): 116
Counselors (FTE): 6.0
Students per counselor: 193; ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.1; Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

70%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

50%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

523 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

$14.3K15

$14.1K16

$15.2K17

$15.1K18

$15.4K19

$16.0K20

$17.9K21

$18.4K22

$18.4K23

$19.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.6% · $1.1M
State: 30% · $7.3M
Local: 65% · $15.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,509
Support services: $8,118
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $164K
Long-term debt: $2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Manchester Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	150	9.2	78%	75%	Manchester
Mt Vernon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	93	8.9	71%	69%	Mount Vernon
Readfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	183	9.7	61%	58%	Readfield
Wayne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	59	5.8	68%	85%	Wayne
Maranacook Community Middle SchFree meals for all	6–8	290	10.7	70%	35%	Readfield
Maranacook Community High SchFree meals for all	9–12	385	11.5	—	—	Readfield

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.

Sources

Address: 45 Millard Harrison Drive, Readfield, ME 04355
Phone: (207)685-3336

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.