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Houlton 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

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Rsu 29/Msad 29 School District details

Rsu 29/Msad 29 School District
7 Bird Street
Houlton, ME 04730

1,278 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Rsu 29/Msad 29 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.4% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
82%
86%
83%
80%
82%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Houlton Elementary School
60 South Street
Houlton, ME, 04730
PK-02
Houlton High School
7 Bird Street
Houlton, ME, 04730
09-12
Houlton Junior High School
7 Bird Street
Houlton, ME, 04730
06-08
Houlton Southside School
65 South Street
Houlton, ME, 04730
03-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.4% 90.3%
Black 0.9% 4.4%
Hispanic 0.7% 3.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 12.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.5% 36.7%
Free lunch eligible 49.8% 31.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 5.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,694 $9,331,436 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $823,854 5.0%
Staff $438 $610,572 3.7%
General Administration $583 $812,702 4.9%
School Administration $501 $698,394 4.2%
Operation $1,133 $1,579,402 9.5%
Transportation $635 $885,190 5.3%
Other $0 $0 0.0%
Total Support $3,880 $5,408,720 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,311 $1,827,534 11.0%
Total Expenditures $11,885 $16,567,690 100.0%
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%