RSU 39
A public school district in Caribou, Maine, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,188
- Students enrolled
- 96.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 221
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,075
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,188 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,666th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 56th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 62% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,075 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 59% 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 39 spent $17,735 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $14,733 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.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,735 | $21.5 million | 1,213 |
| FY2023 | $17,075 | $20.8 million | 1,220 |
| FY2022 | $16,915 | $19.7 million | 1,163 |
| FY2021 | $16,875 | $19.4 million | 1,151 |
| FY2020 | $14,173 | $16.8 million | 1,187 |
| FY2019 | $14,433 | $19.9 million | 1,380 |
| FY2018 | $13,228 | $18.4 million | 1,389 |
| FY2017 | $14,918 | $19.3 million | 1,297 |
| FY2016 | $14,677 | $19.5 million | 1,329 |
| FY2015 | $14,206 | $19.7 million | 1,385 |
| FY2014 | $12,726 | $18.6 million | 1,464 |
| FY2013 | $12,798 | $19.7 million | 1,537 |
| FY2012 | $14,335 | $22.6 million | 1,577 |
| FY2011 | $15,347 | $24.3 million | 1,583 |
| FY2010 | $14,733 | $24.3 million | 1,646 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.8 million | 11.1% |
| State | $15.6 million | 62.8% |
| Local | $6.5 million | 26.1% |
| Total | $24.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Caribou Community School | 752 |
| Caribou High School | 436 |
| Caribou RegionalTechnology Center |
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
- 2314794
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.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2010 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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