RSU 18
A public school district in Oakland, Maine, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,725
- Students enrolled
- 195.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 491.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,496
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,725 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,565th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 14th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,496 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% 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 18 spent $14,496 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,911 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 | $14,496 | $40.3 million | 2,782 |
| FY2022 | $14,717 | $41.1 million | 2,792 |
| FY2021 | $14,302 | $38.8 million | 2,714 |
| FY2020 | $13,270 | $37.4 million | 2,820 |
| FY2019 | $13,395 | $37.6 million | 2,809 |
| FY2018 | $12,930 | $37.0 million | 2,859 |
| FY2017 | $12,616 | $35.8 million | 2,834 |
| FY2016 | $12,204 | $35.1 million | 2,879 |
| FY2015 | $11,752 | $35.0 million | 2,982 |
| FY2014 | $10,774 | $33.2 million | 3,082 |
| FY2013 | $10,718 | $33.3 million | 3,108 |
| FY2012 | $11,768 | $38.1 million | 3,234 |
| FY2011 | $10,243 | $33.2 million | 3,241 |
| FY2010 | $9,911 | $32.8 million | 3,314 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.9 million | 6.2% |
| State | $18.6 million | 39.7% |
| Local | $25.4 million | 54.0% |
| Total | $46.9 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belgrade Central School | 236 |
| China Middle School | 170 |
| China Primary School | 242 |
| James H Bean School | 300 |
| Messalonskee High School | 695 |
| Messalonskee Middle School | 495 |
| Ralph M Atwood Primary School | 194 |
| Williams Elementary School | 222 |
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
- 2314779
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.
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