School district · Maine

RSU 39

RSU 39 in Maine: 3 public schools with 1,188 students and 12.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,854 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,188
Students per teacher
12.3
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,854
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)
96.5
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
297
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

60%proficient

−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

43%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

460 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
$14.2K15
$14.7K16
$14.9K17
$13.2K18
$14.4K19
$14.2K20
$16.9K21
$17.0K22
$17.2K23
$17.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $2.7M
State
63% · $16.4M
Local
26% · $6.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,913
Support services
$7,302
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$314K
Long-term debt
$25.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Caribou Community SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–875214.060%43%
Caribou High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1243614.2——
Caribou RegionalTechnology CtrCareer and technical
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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
75 Glenn Street, Caribou, ME 04736
Phone
(207)496-6311
Website