School systems & governing boards · ME

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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Alexander Public Schools

Pembroke, ME

Students
43
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,000

+24.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Caswell Public Schools

Caswell, ME

Students
38
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,553

+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Beals Public Schools

Beals, ME

Students
37
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,595

+75.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -43.1% enrollment

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Whiting Public Schools

Machias, ME

Students
34
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,824

+100.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -33.3% enrollment

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Airline CSD

Orrington, ME

Students
30
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$28,167

+77.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -34.8% enrollment

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Andover Public Schools

Andover, ME

Students
27
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$35,630

+34.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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Bremen Public Schools

Damariscotta, ME

Students
26
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$3,038

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Msad 76

Bar Harbor, ME

Students
23
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$50,826

+26.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -32.4% enrollment

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Carrabassett Valley Public Schools

Carrabassett Valley, ME

Students
20
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$5,450

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Southport Public Schools

Boothbay Harbor, ME

Students
20
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$42,500

+30.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment

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East Range CSD

Topsfield, ME

Students
19
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$52,789

+123.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -38.7% enrollment

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Charlotte Public Schools

Pembroke, ME

Students
17
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$33,471

+73.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -57.5% enrollment

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Long Island Public Schools

Long Island, ME

Students
16
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,500

-19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.3% enrollment

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Marshfield Public Schools

Machias, ME

Students
14
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$9,786

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Cranberry Isles Public Schools

Bar Harbor, ME

Students
13
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$39,308

+29.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.5% enrollment

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Chebeague Island Public Schools

Chebeague Island, ME

Students
12
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$65,417

+97.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -52.0% enrollment

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Dennysville Public Schools

Pembroke, ME

Students
10
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$6,000

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Robbinston Public Schools

Calais, ME

Students
10
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$20,000

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Frenchboro Public Schools

Bar Harbor, ME

Students
5
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$49,800

+21.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +25.0% enrollment

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Carroll Plt Public Schools

Lee, ME

Students
4
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$6,000

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Isle Au Haut Public Schools

Deer Isle, ME

Students
4
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$50,750

-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -33.3% enrollment

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Monhegan Plt School Dept

Monhegan Plantation, ME

Students
4
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,000
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Northfield Public Schools

Machias, ME

Students
4
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$12,250

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Cooper Public Schools

Baileyville, ME

Students
3
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$24,000

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Lake View Plt. Public Schools

Old Town, ME

Students
3
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$1,000
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Lowell Public Schools

Lowell, ME

Students
3
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$8,333

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Reed Plt Public Schools

Lee, ME

Students
3
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$3,333

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Roque Bluffs Public Schools

Machias, ME

Students
3
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$23,333

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Waite Public Schools

Baileyville, ME

Students
3
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$19,333

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Wesley Public Schools

Machias, ME

Students
3
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$27,000

-38.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -50.0% 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.