School district · Maine

RSU 87/MSAD 23

RSU 87/MSAD 23 in Maine: 3 public schools with 584 students and 11.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,229 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
584
Students per teacher
11.2
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,229
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)
52.1
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
584
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.7
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%

66%proficient

+4.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

51%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

347 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
$8.1K15
$8.3K16
$8.5K17
$11.3K18
$12.3K19
$12.7K20
$28.9K21
$16.3K22
$17.7K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.8% · $870K
State
56% · $7.2M
Local
37% · $4.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,307
Support services
$7,261
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$177K
Long-term debt
$2.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Carmel Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–415810.182%75%
Pre-K–522211.464%64%
Caravel Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–820412.163%37%

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
44 Plymouth Road, Carmel, ME 04419
Phone
(207)848-5173
Website