School district · Maine

RSU 59/MSAD 59

RSU 59/MSAD 59 in Maine: 3 public schools with 543 students and 9.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,293 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
543
Students per teacher
9.5
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,293
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)
57.0
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
181
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.2
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

58%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

38%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

217 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
$18.4K15
$18.4K16
$16.5K17
$15.4K18
$17.1K19
$17.0K20
$20.1K21
$21.7K22
$21.7K23
$22.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $1.4M
State
46% · $5.7M
Local
43% · $5.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,783
Support services
$8,559
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$171K
Long-term debt
$820K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Madison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–21408.1——
Main Street Middle SchoolFree meals for all
3–616010.460%41%
Madison Jr/Sr High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1224310.052%32%

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
486 Main Street, Madison, ME 04950
Phone
(207)696-3323
Website