RSU 25
A public school district in Bucksport, Maine, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,073
- Students enrolled
- 91
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 265.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,676
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,073 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,127th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 60th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 59% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,676 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 72% 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 25 spent $19,676 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,784 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 | $19,676 | $21.3 million | 1,082 |
| FY2022 | $16,610 | $17.9 million | 1,080 |
| FY2021 | $15,723 | $16.7 million | 1,062 |
| FY2020 | $13,699 | $15.2 million | 1,112 |
| FY2019 | $13,861 | $15.2 million | 1,095 |
| FY2018 | $13,634 | $14.6 million | 1,070 |
| FY2017 | $13,517 | $14.7 million | 1,090 |
| FY2016 | $12,840 | $13.9 million | 1,086 |
| FY2015 | $14,308 | $15.7 million | 1,098 |
| FY2014 | $13,229 | $14.5 million | 1,099 |
| FY2013 | $11,666 | $13.1 million | 1,124 |
| FY2012 | $11,923 | $13.6 million | 1,139 |
| FY2011 | $13,203 | $15.2 million | 1,154 |
| FY2010 | $12,784 | $15.2 million | 1,191 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 9.4% |
| State | $9.4 million | 43.9% |
| Local | $10.0 million | 46.7% |
| Total | $21.4 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bucksport High School | 361 |
| Bucksport Middle School | 292 |
| G Herbert Jewett School | 98 |
| Miles Lane School | 316 |
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
- 2314796
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