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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
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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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Vassalboro Public Schools

Vassalboro, ME

Students
485
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,534

+46.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Mt Desert CSD

Bar Harbor, ME

Students
474
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$27,878

+26.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.3% enrollment

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Rsu 86/msad 20

Fort Fairfield, ME

Students
473
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,359

+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Millinocket Public Schools

Millinocket, ME

Students
449
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,929

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Rsu 31/msad 31

Lagrange, ME

Students
439
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,075

+8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Rsu 20

Searsport, ME

Students
435
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$27,207

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Glenburn Public Schools

Glenburn, ME

Students
431
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,529

+13.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.5% enrollment

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Wiscasset Public Schools

Wiscasset, ME

Students
428
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,748

-3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Orrington Public Schools

Orrington, ME

Students
409
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,071

+43.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.8% enrollment

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Great Salt Bay CSD

Damariscotta, ME

Students
387
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,132

+25.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment

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Blue Hill Public Schools

Blue Hill, ME

Students
383
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,838

+71.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Madawaska Public Schools

Madawaska, ME

Students
381
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,320

+18.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment

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Bar Harbor Public Schools

Bar Harbor, ME

Students
346
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,121

+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Jefferson Public Schools

Jefferson, ME

Students
335
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,140

+66.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +21.4% enrollment

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Rsu 50

Dyer Brook, ME

Students
334
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,114

+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Rsu 42/msad 42

Mars Hill, ME

Students
332
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,181

+5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.9% enrollment

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Deer Isle-Stonington CSD

Deer Isle, ME

Students
318
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,223

-10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment

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Dayton Public Schools

Dayton, ME

Students
309
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$9,518

+100.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Baileyville Public Schools

Baileyville, ME

Students
308
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,766

-7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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Milford Public Schools

Milford, ME

Students
289
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,505

+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Rsu 89

Stacyville, ME

Students
279
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,842

+23.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.4% enrollment

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Bristol Public Schools

Pemaquid, ME

Students
267
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,667

+21.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment

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Rsu 88/msad 24

Van Buren, ME

Students
260
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,342

+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

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Rsu 45/msad 45

Washburn, ME

Students
259
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,502

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Rsu 33/msad 33

Frenchville, ME

Students
246
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,256

+8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.0% enrollment

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Acton Public Schools

Acton, ME

Students
245
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,608

-9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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East Millinocket Public Schools

East Millinocket, ME

Students
245
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,404

+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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East Machias Public Schools

Machias, ME

Students
244
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$11,586

+86.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment

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Rsu 32/msad 32

Ashland, ME

Students
231
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,606

+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.1% enrollment

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Easton Public Schools

Easton, ME

Students
223
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,776

-3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% 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.