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Ellsworth Public Schools
A public school district in Ellsworth, Maine, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,261
- Students enrolled
- 122.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 322
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,856
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,261 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,409th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 54th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 63% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,856 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 68% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Ellsworth Public Schools spent $20,855 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $10,971 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $20,855 | $26.7 million | 1,280 |
| FY2023 | $18,856 | $25.0 million | 1,328 |
| FY2022 | $18,341 | $24.0 million | 1,306 |
| FY2021 | $17,249 | $22.9 million | 1,329 |
| FY2020 | $14,004 | $19.3 million | 1,375 |
| FY2019 | $13,878 | $19.0 million | 1,372 |
| FY2018 | $14,335 | $18.6 million | 1,300 |
| FY2017 | $16,071 | $17.8 million | 1,105 |
| FY2016 | $15,986 | $17.6 million | 1,104 |
| FY2015 | $14,805 | $16.3 million | 1,104 |
| FY2010 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2009 | $14,335 | $15.3 million | 1,067 |
| FY2008 | $14,786 | $15.9 million | 1,072 |
| FY2007 | $11,388 | $15.0 million | 1,318 |
| FY2006 | $10,552 | $14.1 million | 1,340 |
| FY2005 | $10,971 | $13.6 million | 1,236 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.7 million | 6.2% |
| State | $11.1 million | 40.9% |
| Local | $14.3 million | 52.8% |
| Total | $27.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School | 740 |
| Ellsworth High School | 521 |
| Hancock County Technical Center |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2305500
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Maine — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Maine — A to Z, each with its page.
- Maine on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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