School district · Maine

RSU 57/MSAD 57

RSU 57/MSAD 57 in Maine: 7 public schools with 2,867 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,382 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,867
Students per teacher: 12.0; ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,382; 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): 238
Counselors (FTE): 9.0
Students per counselor: 319; ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; 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%

69%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

1,215 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maine: 50%

47%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

1,215 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

$11.9K15

$12.4K16

$12.8K17

$13.5K18

$14.1K19

$14.8K20

$16.6K21

$15.8K22

$16.2K23

$17.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.4% · $3.5M
State: 36% · $19.5M
Local: 58% · $31.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,297
Support services: $7,224
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $575K
Long-term debt: $6.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Alfred Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	179	11.2	72%	73%	Alfred
Line ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	261	9.2	50%	40%	West Newfield
Lyman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	241	12.1	58%	56%	Lyman
Shapleigh Memorial SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	153	11.6	61%	39%	Shapleigh
Waterboro Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	547	12.4	67%	57%	East Waterboro
Massabesic Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	619	11.7	75%	40%	East Waterboro
Massabesic High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	867	13.5	—	—	Waterboro

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: 86 West Road, Waterboro, ME 04087
Phone: (207)247-3221

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.