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RSU 49/MSAD 49
A public school district in Fairfield, Maine, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,760
- Students enrolled
- 141.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 369.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,249
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,760 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,023rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 35th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 71% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,249 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 54% 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 49/MSAD 49 spent $15,341 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,965 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 | $15,341 | $27.8 million | 1,812 |
| FY2023 | $16,249 | $30.8 million | 1,895 |
| FY2022 | $15,661 | $30.1 million | 1,922 |
| FY2021 | $16,202 | $31.4 million | 1,941 |
| FY2020 | $13,328 | $27.9 million | 2,091 |
| FY2019 | $13,849 | $29.2 million | 2,109 |
| FY2018 | $13,699 | $28.2 million | 2,058 |
| FY2017 | $13,167 | $28.2 million | 2,141 |
| FY2016 | $12,318 | $26.9 million | 2,183 |
| FY2015 | $12,355 | $27.0 million | 2,186 |
| FY2014 | $12,522 | $27.3 million | 2,184 |
| FY2013 | $11,597 | $26.6 million | 2,297 |
| FY2012 | $11,440 | $26.9 million | 2,351 |
| FY2011 | $11,245 | $27.2 million | 2,415 |
| FY2010 | $10,862 | $26.8 million | 2,464 |
| FY2009 | $10,757 | $26.5 million | 2,461 |
| FY2008 | $10,243 | $26.4 million | 2,580 |
| FY2007 | $9,818 | $26.2 million | 2,666 |
| FY2006 | $9,242 | $24.7 million | 2,672 |
| FY2005 | $8,965 | $23.8 million | 2,660 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 11.7% |
| State | $17.8 million | 55.0% |
| Local | $10.8 million | 33.3% |
| Total | $32.3 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Albion Elementary School | 126 |
| Benton Elementary School | 575 |
| Clinton Elementary School | 252 |
| Lawrence High School | 531 |
| Lawrence Junior High School | 276 |
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
- 2314330
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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