School district · Maine

RSU 51/MSAD 51

RSU 51/MSAD 51 in Maine: 4 public schools with 2,235 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,953 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,235
Students per teacher
10.9
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,953
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)
206
Counselors (FTE)
7.4
Students per counselor
302
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%

81%proficient

−3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

1,053 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maine: 50%

79%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

1,052 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
$16.1K15
$17.0K16
$16.9K17
$17.4K18
$17.5K19
$17.4K20
$19.1K21
$19.9K22
$21.1K23
$23.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.4% · $749K
State
34% · $18.1M
Local
65% · $34.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,965
Support services
$9,437
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.1M
Long-term debt
$13.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Greely Middle School 4-5Free meals for all
4–537513.085%83%
Mabel I Wilson SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–373012.472%86%
Greely Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–85159.780%73%
Greely High SchoolFree meals for all
9–126159.5——

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
357 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, ME 04021
Phone
(207)829-4800
Website