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Maine school systems.

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263school systems
573operating schools connected
169,315students in finance records
247complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Maine school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 247 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$19,585Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+12.0%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+37.4%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-4.7%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems247 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024177,586169,085
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$21,031$18,450

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Rsu 19

Newport, ME

Students
1,871
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,928

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Rsu 15/msad 15

Gray, ME

Students
1,850
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,848

+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Rsu 49/msad 49

Fairfield, ME

Students
1,812
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,341

-9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.1% enrollment

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Rsu 01 - Lkrsu

Bath, ME

Students
1,808
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$22,060

+11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment

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Rsu 10

Rumford, ME

Students
1,803
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$20,734

+7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment

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Rsu 40/msad 40

Union, ME

Students
1,782
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$20,160

+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Rsu 79/msad 01

Presque Isle, ME

Students
1,687
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,306

+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Rsu 16

Poland, ME

Students
1,666
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,474

+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Yarmouth Schools

Yarmouth, ME

Students
1,663
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$22,274

+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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Rsu 61/msad 61

Bridgton, ME

Students
1,640
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$24,941

+17.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Waterville Public Schools

Waterville, ME

Students
1,618
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$23,099

+24.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Brewer Public Schools

Brewer, ME

Students
1,564
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,512

+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment

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Cape Elizabeth Public Schools

Cape Elizabeth, ME

Students
1,525
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,752

+17.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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York Public Schools

York, ME

Students
1,511
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$26,764

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.4% enrollment

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Rsu 13

Rockland, ME

Students
1,501
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$24,328

+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Rsu 02

Hallowell, ME

Students
1,440
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,221

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.5% enrollment

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Rsu 71

Belfast, ME

Students
1,418
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$20,671

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Rsu 73

Livermore Falls, ME

Students
1,418
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,774

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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Rsu 34

Old Town, ME

Students
1,410
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,859

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment

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Wells-Ogunquit CSD

Wells, ME

Students
1,402
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,884

-2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment

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Hermon Public Schools

Hermon, ME

Students
1,359
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,843

+13.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.2% enrollment

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Lisbon Public Schools

Lisbon, ME

Students
1,313
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,050

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Ellsworth Public Schools

Ellsworth, ME

Students
1,280
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,855

+22.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Rsu 04

Wales, ME

Students
1,278
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,624

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Rsu 29/msad 29

Houlton, ME

Students
1,262
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,207

+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Rsu 12

Somerville, ME

Students
1,221
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,570

+34.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Rsu 39

Caribou, ME

Students
1,213
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,735

+0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Rsu 38

Readfield, ME

Students
1,192
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,404

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Rsu 72/msad 72

Fryeburg, ME

Students
1,111
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,963

+58.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Winslow Schools

Winslow, ME

Students
1,108
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,512

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.