RSU 26
A public school district in Orono, Maine, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 827
- Students enrolled
- 75.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 194.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,843
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 827 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,367th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 66th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 52% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,843 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 68% 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 26 spent $20,526 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,889 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 | $20,526 | $17.2 million | 837 |
| FY2023 | $18,843 | $15.7 million | 835 |
| FY2022 | $18,406 | $15.2 million | 827 |
| FY2021 | $19,320 | $15.6 million | 806 |
| FY2020 | $17,637 | $14.0 million | 791 |
| FY2019 | $17,580 | $13.6 million | 774 |
| FY2018 | $16,736 | $13.1 million | 784 |
| FY2017 | $21,387 | $12.6 million | 587 |
| FY2016 | $20,583 | $12.0 million | 581 |
| FY2015 | $20,233 | $11.6 million | 574 |
| FY2014 | $19,970 | $11.3 million | 567 |
| FY2013 | $12,761 | $19.4 million | 1,519 |
| FY2012 | $12,755 | $19.6 million | 1,536 |
| FY2011 | $12,303 | $18.5 million | 1,506 |
| FY2010 | $11,889 | $17.9 million | 1,502 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $640.0 thousand | 3.7% |
| State | $6.8 million | 39.0% |
| Local | $10.0 million | 57.3% |
| Total | $17.4 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Asa C Adams School | 336 |
| Orono High School | 337 |
| Orono Middle School | 154 |
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
- 2314778
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