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Oakland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

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

2,714 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

(10 is best)

Better than of ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S. info

(10 is best)

Better than of U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
46%
46%
57%
56%
35%
35%
46%
46%
57%
56%
35%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
District
State

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) 96.4% 90.6%
Black 0.8% 4.3%
Hispanic 2.2% 2.8%
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 31.4% 39.4%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 25.4% 33.5%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 6.0% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,889 $20,740,181 50.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,065 $2,799,885 6.9%
Staff $1,111 $2,920,819 7.2%
General Administration $347 $912,263 2.2%
School Administration $797 $2,095,313 5.1%
Operation $1,555 $4,088,095 10.0%
Transportation $835 $2,195,215 5.4%
Other $165 $433,785 1.1%
Total Support $5,876 $15,448,004 37.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,746 $4,590,234 11.3%
Total Expenditures $15,511 $40,778,419 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,843 $1,521,354,608 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,121 $192,774,725 6.4%
Staff $748 $128,665,932 4.2%
General Administration $568 $97,702,273 3.2%
School Administration $853 $146,790,632 4.8%
Operation $1,569 $269,891,323 8.9%
Transportation $805 $138,506,302 4.6%
Other $216 $37,235,102 1.2%
Total Support $5,880 $1,011,557,861 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,922 $502,697,678 16.6%
Total Expenditures $17,645 $3,035,611,960 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%