School district · Maine

RSU 44/MSAD 44

RSU 44/MSAD 44 in Maine: 4 public schools with 664 students and 10.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,594 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
664
Students per teacher
10.0
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,594
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)
66.4
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
332
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.3
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%

69%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

45%proficient

+5.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

318 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
$16.7K15
$18.1K16
$18.1K17
$15.4K18
$16.0K19
$16.9K20
$19.0K21
$18.6K22
$18.9K23
$21.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.9% · $1.6M
State
11% · $2M
Local
80% · $14M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,195
Support services
$8,594
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$847K
Long-term debt
$1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Crescent Park SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–526310.569%52%
Woodstock SchoolFree meals for all
K–5678.073%47%
Telstar Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–81559.067%39%
Telstar High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1217911.3——

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
One Parkway Suite 204, Bethel, ME 04217
Phone
(207)824-2185
Website