Record · District
RSU 44/MSAD 44
A public school district in Bethel, Maine, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 664
- Students enrolled
- 66.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 202.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,446
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 664 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,530th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 75th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 46% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,446 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 66% 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 44/MSAD 44 spent $21,162 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,926 in fiscal year 2005
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: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $21,162 | $14.2 million | 672 |
| FY2023 | $18,446 | $12.7 million | 690 |
| FY2022 | $18,197 | $12.4 million | 684 |
| FY2021 | $18,609 | $12.4 million | 667 |
| FY2020 | $16,452 | $11.7 million | 710 |
| FY2019 | $15,564 | $11.3 million | 727 |
| FY2018 | $15,152 | $11.0 million | 724 |
| FY2017 | $17,756 | $10.6 million | 595 |
| FY2016 | $17,804 | $10.5 million | 592 |
| FY2015 | $16,524 | $11.4 million | 687 |
| FY2014 | $15,596 | $11.2 million | 717 |
| FY2013 | $14,111 | $10.3 million | 731 |
| FY2012 | $13,829 | $10.1 million | 732 |
| FY2011 | $13,704 | $10.5 million | 768 |
| FY2010 | $14,052 | $11.1 million | 787 |
| FY2009 | $13,860 | $10.9 million | 785 |
| FY2008 | $13,024 | $10.3 million | 793 |
| FY2007 | $10,925 | $10.8 million | 985 |
| FY2006 | $10,281 | $10.4 million | 1,016 |
| FY2005 | $9,926 | $10.7 million | 1,079 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.5 million | 9.6% |
| State | $1.4 million | 8.8% |
| Local | $13.1 million | 81.6% |
| Total | $16.1 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Crescent Park School | 263 |
| Telstar High School | 179 |
| Telstar Middle School | 155 |
| Woodstock School | 67 |
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
- 2311670
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 2005 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 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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