RSU 04
A public school district in Wales, Maine, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,269
- Students enrolled
- 103.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 246.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,984
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,269 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,375th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 53rd of 203 in Maine. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,984 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% 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
RSU 04 spent $18,624 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $12,053 in fiscal year 2010
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: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $18,624 | $23.8 million | 1,278 |
| FY2023 | $17,984 | $23.4 million | 1,300 |
| FY2022 | $16,593 | $22.3 million | 1,345 |
| FY2021 | $15,620 | $20.8 million | 1,330 |
| FY2020 | $13,789 | $19.5 million | 1,413 |
| FY2019 | $13,844 | $19.6 million | 1,414 |
| FY2018 | $14,099 | $20.5 million | 1,451 |
| FY2017 | $12,712 | $19.2 million | 1,514 |
| FY2016 | $12,561 | $18.6 million | 1,480 |
| FY2015 | $12,624 | $18.3 million | 1,450 |
| FY2014 | $12,310 | $18.3 million | 1,484 |
| FY2013 | $12,201 | $17.8 million | 1,462 |
| FY2012 | $11,803 | $17.8 million | 1,509 |
| FY2011 | $11,932 | $18.5 million | 1,548 |
| FY2010 | $12,053 | $18.5 million | 1,533 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 9.7% |
| State | $12.6 million | 49.5% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 40.8% |
| Total | $25.4 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carrie Ricker School | 174 |
| Libby-Tozier School | 143 |
| Oak Hill High School | 408 |
| Oak Hill Middle School | 380 |
| Sabattus Primary School | 164 |
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
- 2314783
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Maine — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
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- 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 2010 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 2010 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2010 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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