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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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Princeton Public Schools

Baileyville, ME

Students
114
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,535

+34.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.1% enrollment

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Athens Public Schools

Athens, ME

Students
113
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,796

+50.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.7% enrollment

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Edgecomb Public Schools

Boothbay Harbor, ME

Students
113
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,159

+52.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Sedgwick Public Schools

Sedgwick, ME

Students
112
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,384

+65.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.1% enrollment

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Rsu 85/msad 19

Pembroke, ME

Students
110
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,582

+42.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.0% enrollment

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Jonesport Public Schools

Jonesport, ME

Students
104
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,260

+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Eustis Public Schools

Stratton, ME

Students
102
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,069

-23.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.6% enrollment

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West Bath Public Schools

West Bath, ME

Students
102
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$31,922

+41.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.9% enrollment

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Newcastle Public Schools

Damariscotta, ME

Students
99
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$2,061

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Cherryfield Public Schools

Cherryfield, ME

Students
97
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,485

+25.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.7% enrollment

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Indian Island

Calais, ME

Students
95
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$46,895

-5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Northport Public Schools

Northport, ME

Students
93
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,419

+30.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -31.6% enrollment

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South Bristol Public Schools

South Bristol, ME

Students
87
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,138

+51.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Damariscotta Public Schools

Damariscotta, ME

Students
86
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$1,674

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Penobscot Public Schools

Blue Hill, ME

Students
86
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,849

+34.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.9% enrollment

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Perry Public Schools

Pembroke, ME

Students
82
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,268

+55.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -33.9% enrollment

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Fayette Public Schools

Fayette, ME

Students
81
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,222

+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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Otis Public Schools

Otis, ME

Students
80
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,838

+40.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Pembroke Public Schools

Pembroke, ME

Students
80
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,838

+64.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.4% enrollment

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Castine Public Schools

Blue Hill, ME

Students
77
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,286

-3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +20.3% enrollment

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Islesboro Public Schools

Islesboro, ME

Students
77
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$38,494

+17.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.4% enrollment

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Cutler Public Schools

Cutler, ME

Students
73
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,493

+74.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.1% enrollment

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Brooklin Public Schools

Brooklin, ME

Students
70
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,414

+38.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.7% enrollment

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Brooksville Public Schools

Blue Hill, ME

Students
70
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,914

+48.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.9% enrollment

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Harmony Public Schools

Dexter, ME

Students
69
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,638

+66.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.3% enrollment

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Machiasport Public Schools

Machiasport, ME

Students
64
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,188

+151.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.7% enrollment

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Jonesboro Public Schools

Machias, ME

Students
60
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,767

+42.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.8% enrollment

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Moosabec CSD

Jonesport, ME

Students
58
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$31,207

+34.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.7% enrollment

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Rsu 07/msad 07

North Haven, ME

Students
57
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$50,140

+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Georgetown Public Schools

Boothbay Harbor, ME

Students
56
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$36,589

+24.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% 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.