School district · Maine
RSU 71
RSU 71 in Maine: 7 public schools with 1,396 students and 11.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,886 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 1,396
- Students per teacher
- 11.0
- ME 11.1 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $20,886
- 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)
- 127
- Counselors (FTE)
- 7.0
- Students per counselor
- 199
- ME 277 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.0
- 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%63%proficient
+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Maine
Median 65% · 171 school districts compared
594 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Maine: 50%51%proficient
−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Maine
Median 49% · 166 school districts compared
592 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.
- Federal
- 4.7% · $1.5M
- State
- 41% · $13M
- Local
- 55% · $17.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,717
- Support services
- $8,513
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $514K
- Long-term debt
- $7M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ames Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 2–5 | 122 | 12.0 | 72% | 75% |
Captain Albert W. Stevens SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 232 | 10.1 | 66% | 68% |
East Belfast SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 99 | 10.4 | — | — |
Gladys Weymouth Elem SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–1 | 79 | 12.2 | — | — |
Kermit S Nickerson SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 58 | 10.0 | 66% | 53% |
Troy A Howard Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 330 | 11.0 | 58% | 37% |
Belfast Area High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 476 | 11.3 | — | — |
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
- 41 Lions Way, Belfast, ME 04915
- Phone
- (207)338-1960
- 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.