RSU 12
A public school district in Somerville, Maine, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,140
- Students enrolled
- 89.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 229.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,599
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,140 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,848th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 59th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 61% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,599 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 31% 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 12 spent $14,570 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,163 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $14,570 | $17.8 million | 1,221 |
| FY2023 | $13,599 | $17.2 million | 1,265 |
| FY2022 | $12,672 | $15.9 million | 1,252 |
| FY2021 | $14,184 | $17.6 million | 1,240 |
| FY2020 | $12,351 | $16.2 million | 1,311 |
| FY2019 | $12,170 | $15.8 million | 1,299 |
| FY2018 | $11,986 | $15.5 million | 1,296 |
| FY2017 | $9,907 | $14.7 million | 1,488 |
| FY2016 | $10,332 | $15.2 million | 1,475 |
| FY2015 | $10,250 | $15.0 million | 1,462 |
| FY2014 | $12,284 | $23.4 million | 1,901 |
| FY2013 | $10,849 | $21.2 million | 1,956 |
| FY2012 | $11,770 | $22.9 million | 1,942 |
| FY2011 | $11,891 | $23.7 million | 1,993 |
| FY2010 | $11,163 | $22.8 million | 2,042 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 9.1% |
| State | $12.5 million | 42.8% |
| Local | $14.1 million | 48.1% |
| Total | $29.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Chelsea Elementary School | 262 |
| Palermo Consolidated School | 111 |
| Somerville Elementary School | 32 |
| Whitefield Elementary School | 184 |
| Windsor Elementary School | 288 |
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
- 2314780
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 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.
Data retrieved