RSU 56
A public school district in Dixfield, Maine, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 722
- Students enrolled
- 57
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 148.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,810
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 722 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,109th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 71st of 203 in Maine. Larger than 48% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,810 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 63% 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 56 spent $17,810 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $15,511 in fiscal year 2018
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 | $17,810 | $13.6 million | 764 |
| FY2022 | $18,771 | $13.8 million | 737 |
| FY2021 | $18,483 | $13.5 million | 731 |
| FY2020 | $14,747 | $11.5 million | 780 |
| FY2019 | $15,613 | $12.1 million | 773 |
| FY2018 | $15,511 | $11.8 million | 759 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.7 million | 10.9% |
| State | $8.1 million | 51.6% |
| Local | $5.9 million | 37.5% |
| Total | $15.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Dirigo Elementary School | 324 |
| Dirigo High School | 216 |
| T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School | 180 |
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
- 2314833
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Maine — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
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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 2018 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 2018 to 2023.
Data retrieved