RSU 16
A public school district in Poland, Maine, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,672
- Students enrolled
- 143.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 323.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,869
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,672 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,227th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 37th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,869 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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 16 spent $15,869 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,467 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,869 | $27.3 million | 1,721 |
| FY2022 | $15,544 | $26.6 million | 1,708 |
| FY2021 | $15,432 | $24.9 million | 1,616 |
| FY2020 | $12,799 | $22.6 million | 1,763 |
| FY2019 | $12,756 | $22.3 million | 1,751 |
| FY2018 | $12,583 | $21.6 million | 1,714 |
| FY2017 | $12,469 | $20.9 million | 1,680 |
| FY2016 | $12,284 | $21.0 million | 1,712 |
| FY2015 | $11,867 | $20.6 million | 1,735 |
| FY2014 | $11,102 | $19.7 million | 1,776 |
| FY2013 | $11,035 | $19.2 million | 1,742 |
| FY2012 | $10,814 | $18.8 million | 1,739 |
| FY2011 | $11,587 | $20.1 million | 1,732 |
| FY2010 | $11,467 | $19.1 million | 1,662 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 6.8% |
| State | $15.2 million | 52.4% |
| Local | $11.9 million | 40.8% |
| Total | $29.1 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bruce M Whittier Middle School | 272 |
| Elm Street School-Mechanic Falls | 241 |
| Minot Consolidated School | 229 |
| Poland Community School | 423 |
| Poland Regional High School | 506 |
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
- 2314775
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved