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Oakland, ME
Public School Ratings




Oakland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rsu 18 School District details

Rsu 18 School District
41 Heath Street
Oakland, ME 04963

2,792 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Rsu 18 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.9% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
82%
88%
83%
87%
82%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Belgrade Central School
158 Depot Road
Belgrade, ME, 04917
PK-05
China Middle School
773 Lakeview Drive
China, ME, 04926
05-08
China Primary School
763 Lakeview Drive
China, ME, 04926
PK-04
James H Bean School
2896 Middle Road
Sidney, ME, 04330
PK-05
Messalonskee High School
131 Messalonskee High Drive
Oakland, ME, 04963
09-12
Messalonskee Middle School
33 School Bus Drive
Oakland, ME, 04963
06-08
Ralph M Atwood Primary School
19 Heath Street
Oakland, ME, 04963
PK-02
Williams Elementary School
55 Pleasant Street
Oakland, ME, 04963
03-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.6% 90.3%
Black 0.8% 4.4%
Hispanic 2.9% 3.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.2% 36.7%
Free lunch eligible 26.0% 31.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 5.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,017 $21,124,795 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,084 $2,856,340 7.0%
Staff $1,024 $2,698,240 6.6%
General Administration $356 $938,060 2.3%
School Administration $842 $2,218,670 5.4%
Operation $1,448 $3,815,480 9.3%
Transportation $803 $2,115,905 5.2%
Other $180 $474,300 1.2%
Total Support $5,737 $15,116,995 36.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,803 $4,750,905 11.6%
Total Expenditures $15,557 $40,992,695 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,013 $1,557,312,775 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,171 $202,240,927 6.5%
Staff $757 $130,713,784 4.2%
General Administration $584 $100,966,397 3.3%
School Administration $887 $153,312,959 4.9%
Operation $1,572 $271,525,927 8.8%
Transportation $761 $131,487,161 4.2%
Other $213 $36,725,172 1.2%
Total Support $5,944 $1,026,977,106 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,977 $514,438,405 16.6%
Total Expenditures $17,934 $3,098,714,625 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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