View Your Maine School District’s Performance vs. Per Pupil Operating Cost

Augusta – Perhaps one of the most debated questions in Maine’s public policy arena is whether providing increased school funding improves student performance.

The Maine Department of Education has released comprehensive data of 2017-18 MEA testing for Maine school districts.

By aligning these results with per-pupil operating costs for those school districts from published Maine Department of Education data, you can now see just how much your school district is spending and what kind of results you are getting.

Below is an alphabetical list of Maine school districts, along with the percentage of students who are at or above grade level in English, Mathematics and Science according to their 2017-18 MEA results. To the right of those scores is that school district’s per-pupil cost from the 2016-17 school year.

An asterisk (*) indicates test results withheld to protect student privacy.

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Acton School Dept	50%	33.97%	66.67%	$13,577
Airline CSD	65.22%	39.13%	*	$11,599
Alexander Public Schools	50%	*	*	$10,458
Andover Public Schools	57.14%	42.86%	66.67%	$16,015
Appleton Public Schools	55.79%	44.21%	64%	$13,746
Athens Public Schools	53.66%	54.88%	56.76%	$10,718
Auburn Public Schools	40.77%	28.13%	51.84%	$9,509
Augusta Public Schools	44.06%	29.70%	46.50%	$9,987

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Baileyville Public Schools	39.68%	24.41%	63.16%	$12,395
Bangor Public Schools	66.46%	55.59%	67.06%	$10,645
Bar Harbor Public Schools	67.83%	58.87%	88.61%	$14,847
Baring Plt Public Schools	47.06%	*	53.85%	$9,605
Baxter Academy	80.23%	45.35%	70.67%	$10,474
Beals Public Schools	55.26%	27.03%	*	$12,731
Beaver Cove Public Schools	*	*	*	$17,356
Biddeford Public Schools	40.81%	25.79%	52.67%	$10,973

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Blue Hill Public Schools	62.50%	25.79%	74.12%	$12,431
Boothbay/HBR CSD	55.71%	34.29%	67.96%	$17,400
Bowerbank Public Schools	*	*	*	$8,708
Bremen Public Schools	*	*	*	$13,453
Brewer Public Schools	52.23%	38.04%	67.83%	$9,486
Bridgewater Public Schools	50%	45.83%	*	$9,146
Brighton Plt School Dept	*	*	*	$12,667
Bristol Public Schools	59.57%	46.81%	80.39%	$13,394

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Brooklin Public Schools	57.50%	40%	58.82%	$20,637
Brooksville Public Schools	58.18%	37.04%	79.17%	$19,991
Brunswick Public Schools	57.47%	43.73%	67.69%	$13,585
Burlington Public Schools	51.85%	33.33%	64.29%	N/A
Byron Public Schools	*	*	*	N/A
Calais Public Schools	50.24%	26.34%	50.59%	$11,874
Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	75.49%	63.20%	81.23%	$14,023
Caratunk Public Schools	*	*	*	$7,351

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Carrabassett Valley Public Schools	75%	62.50%	*	$13,104
Carroll Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	$11,144
Cary Plantation	*	*	*	$11,288
Castine Public Schools	70.37%	42.86%	*	$16,644
Caswell Public Schools	17.24%	24.14%	50%	$11,813
Charlotte Public Schools	50%	35.71%	*	$11,492
Chebeague Island Public Schools	72.73%	60.61%	*	$16,357
Cherryfield Public Schools	41.03%	17.95%	61.54%	$8,469

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Cooper Public Schools	*	*	*	$8,827
Coplin Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	$11,909
Cornville Regional Charter School	28.07%	20.18%	37.50%	$7,528
Cranberry Isles Public Schools	*	*	*	$26,864
Crawford Public Schools	*	*	*	$9,795
Cutler Public Schools	63.41%	36.59%	*	$10,448
Damariscotta Public Schools	76%	52%	65.38%	$14,798
Dayton Public Schools	58.06%	43.55%	73.61%	$12,334

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Deblois Public Schools	*	*	*	$7,622
Dedham Public Schools	64.58%	47.92%	75.44%	$9,841
Deer Isle – Stonington CSD	28.99%	18.12%	49.09%	$15,883
Dennistown Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	N/A
Dennysville Public Schools	60%	46.67%	*	$10,270
Drew Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	$10,379
East Machias Public Schools	40%	14.78%	55.32%	$8,721
East Millinocket Public Schools	49.49%	36.36%	35%	$12,717

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
East Range CSD	*	*	*	$19,966
Easton School Department	54.84%	46.24%	73.68%	$17,993
Eastport Public Schools	37.04%	18.52%	37.50%	$11,934
Edgecomb Public Schools	69.74%	50%	71.05%	$15,308
Educ. In Unorganized Territories	45.64%	32.48%	57.96%	N/A
Ellsworth Public Schools	51.61%	42.33%	61.25%	$11,184
Eustis Public Schools	51.85%	29.63%	*	$16,791
Falmouth Public Schools	77.50%	71.40%	82.25%	$13,572

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Fayette Public Schools	62.16%	41.89%	66.67%	$10,876
Fiddlehead School	42.55%	27.66%	56.25%	$10,502
Five Town CSD	81.01%	50.94%	78.08%	$14,090
Frenchboro Public Schools	*	*	*	$30,337
Georgetown Public Schools	59.02%	55.74%	61.90%	$17,570
Gilead Public Schools	47.37%	*	*	$12,674
Glenburn Public Schools	51.52%	40.06%	69.84%	$11,338
Gorham Public Schools	62.92%	48.11%	64.69%	$11,266

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Grand Isle Public Schools	33.33%	*	*	$10,214
Grand Lake Stream School Dept	*	*	*	$8,978
Great Salt Bay CSD	56.49%	46.15%	82.56%	$11,610
Greenbush Public Schools	40.37%	22.02%	45%	$12,068
Greenville Public Schools	40.54%	25.68%	56.76%	$16,266
Hancock Public Schools	47.34%	31.95%	54.93%	$12,758
Harmony Public Schools	50.72%	42.65%	61.76%	$11,132
Harpswell Coastal Academy	32.94%	17.65%	42.86%	$9,913

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Hermon Public Schools	59.73%	40.46%	73.39%	$9,665
Highland Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	$1,766
Hope Public Schools	60%	53.64%	77.14%	$12,023
Indian Island	44%	40%	45.16%	$23,586
Indian Township	9.09%	*	*	$19,086
Isle Au Haut Public Schools	*	*	*	$25,008
Islesboro Public Schools	29.03%	30%	*	$27,206
Jefferson Public Schools	50.66%	30.92%	71.01%	$14,353

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Jonesboro Public Schools	36.84%	28.95%	53.33%	$10,552
Jonesport Public Schools	27.63%	22.37%	40%	$9,364
Kittery Public Schools	61.91%	46.39%	68.81%	$13,828
Lakeville School Department	*	*		$9,301
Lamoine Public Schools	72.97%	55.41%	52%	$12,269
Lewiston Public Schools	25.42%	16.87%	30.29%	$10,098
Lincolnville Public Schools	63.97%	49.64%	83.78%	$12,526
Lisbon Public Schools	38.21%	31.28%	53.28%	$9,372

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Long Island Public Schools	56.25%	50%	*	$18,232
Lowell Public Schools	47.62%	38.10%	*	$9,503
Machias Public Schools	50%	42.95%	62.50%	$7,998
Machiasport Public Schools	46.67%	15.22%	37.04%	$13,663
Macwahoc School Dept	*	*		$10,507
Madawaska Public Schools	56.25%	28.42%	52.17%	$12,115
Marshfield Public Schools	55.56%	44.44%	61.11%	$8,172
Meddybemps Public Schools	*	*	*	$9,520

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Medford Public Schools	*	*	*	$8,528
Medway Public Schools	40.26%	27.27%	40.54%	$10,493
Milford Public Schools	35.08%	40.41%	56.41%	$10,918
Millinocket Public Schools	37.96%	28.86%	51.35%	$9,480
Moosabec CSD	46.67%	*	46.67%	$18,487
Mount Desert Public Schools	63.20%	49.60%	77.55%	$18,103
MSAD 10	*	*	*	$10,486
MSAD 27	50.12%	33.49%	50.56%	$10,626

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
MSAD 46	34.12%	23.34%	55.45%	$9,580
MSAD 76	53.85%	44%	54.55%	$21,765
Mt Desert CSD	74.42%	51.16%	56.10%	$17,944
Nashville Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	$11,449
New Sweden Public Schools	41.67%	25%	*	$11,304
Newcastle Public Schools	60%	*	60%	$12,772
Nobleboro Public Schools	65.04%	44.72%	55.56%	$12,600
Northfield Public Schools	*	*	*	$8,633

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Northport Public Schools	63.74%	35.56%	75%	$15,439
Orient Public Schools	*	*	*	$11,739
Orrington Public Schools	56.43%	46.08%	67.13%	$9,367
Otis Public Schools	36.17%	25.53%	38.89%	$14,445
Pembroke Public Schools	59.65%	49.12%	53.85%	$11,565
Penobscot Public Schools	65.52%	51.72%	66.67%	$13,985
Perry Public Schools	49.33%	37.84%	66.67%	$10,140
Pleasant Point	25.25%	15.15%	33.33%	$22,939

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Pleasant Ridge	*	*	*	$11,955
Portage Lake Public Schools	70%	*	*	$10,092
Portland Public Schools	49.22%	36.23%	49.51%	$12,450
Princeton Public Schools	36.76%	35.29%	42.86%	$8,442
Reed Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	$11,646
Robbinston Public Schools	50%	33.33%	33.33%	$9,896
Roque Bluffs Public Schools	42.86%	*	*	$11,258
RSU 01 – LKRSU	48.67%	35.56%	56.79%	$12,093

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 02	46.37%	29.48%	59.35%	$10,934
RSU 03/MSAD 03	38.43%	18.18%	54.66%	$10,517
RSU 04	38.18%	21.68%	44.19%	$11,137
RSU 05	63.89%	56.89%	78.10%	$13,397
RSU 06/MSAD 06	45.73%	30.82%	54.10%	$11,028
RSU 07/MSAD 07	46.34%	29.27%	57.89%	$30,877
RSU 08/MSAD 08	33.77%	23.38%	57.14%	$16,227
RSU 09	39.26%	27.91%	56.39%	$10,021

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 10	36.28%	23.33%	48.01%	$14,390
RSU 11/MSAD 11	46.95%	35.10%	63.68%	$9,781
RSU 12	48.29%	31.51%	59.81%	$11,272
RSU 13	42.25%	26.66%	50.90%	$13,131
RSU 14	51.38%	32.33%	57.80%	$11,214
RSU 15/MSAD 15	57.48%	41.99%	62.79%	$10,582
RSU 16	49.03%	43.76%	63.34%	$10,145
RSU 17/MSAD 17	37.30%	24.96%	45.62%	$8,708

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 18	50.07%	38.03%	59.32%	$10,662
RSU 19	36.43%	24.10%	52.17%	$9,189
RSU 20	41.63%	29.57%	62.04%	$15,398
RSU 21	70.72%	56.45%	75.53%	$13,378
RSU 22	59.24%	46.35%	68.37%	$9,860
RSU 23	44.18%	22.96%	47.17%	$15,259
RSU 24	44.83%	29.34%	59.89%	$12,428
RSU 25	42.78%	25.96%	54.15%	$11,168

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 26	68.81%	56.40%	78.48%	$14,029
RSU 28/MSAD 28	61.40%	51.08%	76.63%	$14,296
RSU 29/MSAD 29	49.25%	34.03%	57.25%	$7,988
RSU 30/MSAD 30	39.84%	34.15%	52.83%	$11,409
RSU 31/MSAD 31	38.27%	25.13%	46.15%	$12,202
RSU 32/MSAD 32	46.85%	16.22%	45.65%	$13,205
RSU 33/MSAD 33	53.78%	42.86%	60.34%	$10,214
RSU 34	42.40%	37.26%	52.61%	$11,247

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 35/MSAD 35	64.36%	54.92%	70.94%	$11,440
RSU 37/MSAD 37	50%	43.61%	52.67%	$11,155
RSU 38	56.88%	39.46%	70.24%	$11,984
RSU 39	41.05%	30.14%	59.77%	$10,634
RSU 40/MSAD 40	44.85%	33.01%	55.79%	$11,300
RSU 41/MSAD 41	21.19%	17.22%	49.24%	$11,000
RSU 42/MSAD 42	40.12%	22.22%	53.42%	$10,313
RSU 44/MSAD 44	48.20%	39.34%	56.74%	$11,660

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 45/MSAD 45	39.44%	22.91%	38.55%	$10,689
RSU 49/MSAD 49	45.28%	39.58%	59.65%	$10,738
RSU 50	48%	33.23%	52.78%	$11,616
RSU 51/MSAD 51	72.72%	66.64%	79.08%	$14,703
RSU 52/MSAD 52	45.34%	39.61%	54.69%	$10,801
RSU 53/MSAD 53	40.78%	26.21%	53.91%	$10,138
RSU 54/MSAD 54	41.79%	29.51%	54.33%	$11,180
RSU 55/MSAD 55	42.72%	36.29%	40.08%	$11,033

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 56	38.86%	18.51%	46.95%
RSU 57/MSAD 57	48.07%	36.15%	54.43%	$11,005
RSU 58/MSAD 58	50%	36.36%	63.06%	$11,948
RSU 59/MSAD 59	38.97%	17.82%	49.02%	$12,608
RSU 60/MSAD 60	53.93%	37.68%	52.07%	$11,121
RSU 61/MSAD 61	47.53%	28.17%	50.35%	$13,734
RSU 63/MSAD 63	57.42%	46.17%	63.40%	$9,864
RSU 64/MSAD 64	41.91%	30.40%	54.96%	$9,250

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 65/MSAD 65	*	*	*	$23,198
RSU 67	39.76%	30.60%	59.30%	$9,431
RSU 68/MSAD 68	43.09%	26.23%	50.41%	$8,061
RSU 70/MSAD 70	57.51%	47.15%	56.25%	$11,588
RSU 71	46.70%	25.87%	56.14%	$13,332
RSU 72/MSAD 72	46.49%	25.04%	55.30%	$12,909
RSU 73	32.18%	27.48%	49.81%	$11,041
RSU 74/MSAD 74	39.19%	24.78%	54.88%	$12,081

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 75/MSAD 75	52.80%	39.94%	67.30%	$13,186
RSU 78	46.46%	35.35%	74.47%	$16,325
RSU 79/MSAD 01	49.77%	35.85%	59.14%	$9,986
RSU 80/MSAD 04	47.41%	27.04%	61.06%	$10,407
RSU 82/MSAD 12	37.97%	22.78%	61.54%	$12,471
RSU 83/MSAD 13	41.67%	19.05%	38.71%	$15,109
RSU 84/MSAD 14	60.38%	35.85%	61.54%	$16,047
RSU 85/MSAD 19	49.06%	39.62%	39.13%	$13,547

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
RSU 86/MSAD 20	47.89%	32.39%	55.36%	$9,622
RSU 87/MSAD 23	48.98%	32.50%	54.84%	$8,631
RSU 88/MSAD 24	35.66%	16.92%	37.50%	$10,637
Saco Public Schools	54.78%	40.68%	59.69%	$11,849
Sanford Public Schools	44.91%	34.40%	54.81%	$10,122
Scarborough Public Schools	71.60%	56.22%	79.25%	$12,645
Sebeois Plt Public Schools	*	*	*	N/A
Sedgwick Public Schools	35.21%	22.22%	52.78%	$15,024

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Shirley Public Schools	*	*	*	$13,011
Snow Pond Arts Academy	62.16%	*	44.44%	$21,287
South Bristol Public Schools	68.52%	55.56%	76.19%	$17,149
South Portland Public Schools	50.82%	35.20%	54.90%	$13,219
Southport Public Schools	52.38%	33.33%	*	$14,229
Southwest Harbor Public Schools	63.04%	54.35%	68.97%	$21,188
Spurwink School Inc	*	*	*	N/A
St George Public Schools	49.37%	34.81%	66.15%	$15,338

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Surry Public Schools	57.69%	30.77%	56.67%	$12,353
Talmadge Public Schools	*	*	*	$10,363
The Forks Plt School Department	*	*	*	$11,989
Tremont Public Schools	53.25%	46.75%	54.84%	$17,925
Trenton Public Schools	57.47%	43.68%	69.70%	$16,757
Vanceboro Public Schools	*	*	*	$11,349
Vassalboro Public Schools	51.09%	32.71%	58.82%	$10,724
Veazie Public Schools	62.73%	55.45%	68.09%	$14,714

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Waite Public Schools	*	*	*	$8,859
Waterville Public Schools	45.56%	31.01%	60.06%	$9,889
Wells-Ogunquit CSD	56.98%	45.56%	62%	$15,391
Wesley Public Schools	*	*	*	$20,987
West Bath Public Schools	49.51%	44.23%	65%	$12,811
Westbrook Public Schools	41.51%	31.76%	41.94%	$10,623
Westmanland Public Schools	*	*	*	$3,416
Whiting Public Schools	*	*	*	$13,151
Whitneyville Public Schools	55.56%	38.89%	*	$8,965

School District	English/Language Arts/Literacy	Mathematics	Science	Per-Pupil Operating Cost
Willimantic Public Schools	*	*	*	$9,431
Winslow Schools	48.61%	31.05%	58.49%	$10,710
Winterville Plt Public Schools	*	53.85%	*	$9,452
Winthrop Public Schools	56.15%	41.65%	71.36%	$10,687
Wiscasset Public Schools	39.39%	16.16%	56.63%	$16,466
Woodland Public Schools	37.78%	30%	46.15%	$8,930
Woodville Public Schools	*	35.71%	*	$11,307
Yarmouth Schools	76.80%	69.98%	76.87%	$12,726
York Public Schools	71.78%	58.44%	75.64%	$15,856

Source: 2017-18 Maine MEA District Scores: https://lms.backpack.education/public/maine

Source: 2016-17 Per-Pupil Operating Cost: https://www.maine.gov/doe/funding/reports/perpupil