Dist. of Loc. Educ. Agencies

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS ( S.A.U.s ) IN MAINE
There are 285 school administrative units in Maine that are comprised of 492 municipalities. Click here for Definitions
School Administrative Unit	Number of School Admin. Units	Number of Municipalities
Cities & Towns with Individual Supervision	47	47
Community School Districts	14	45
School Administrative Districts	73	274
S.A.U.s in Unions (including Maine Indian Education)	127	127
Towns under School Agent Supervision	24	24
T O T A L S *	285	492 *
* 25 municipalities belong to more than one type of school administrative unit structure -- 2 municipalities are members of two separate Community School Districts; 2 municipalities are members of a School Administrative District and a Community School District; 1 municipality is under an Agent of the Commissioners and a member of a Community School District; the remaining 22 municipalities are school administrative units in school unions and are members of a Community School District.

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOLS IN MAINE
There are 823 schools in Maine--707 public and 116 private. According to Maine Statute an Elementary school means that portion of a school that provides instruction in any combination of kindergarten through grade 8. A Secondary school means that portion of a school that provides instruction in any combination of grades 9 through 12. Listed below are totals in a variety of grade combinations that are commonly requested by the general public. Note a school may be included in more than one grade combination.
TOTAL SCHOOLS (K-12)		Public	Private	Total
TOTAL SCHOOLS (K-12)		707	116	823

Grades Included	School/Grade Identifier	Public	Private	Total
K-8	Elementary Schools	579	93	672
9-12	Secondary Schools [includes (19) Technology Centers and (8) Technology Regions]	157	49	206
7-12	Junior-Senior High Schools	369	84	453
5-8	Junior High/Middle Schools	463	70	533
5-12	Junior High/Middle & High Schools	590	93	683
Big-11	Private Non-sectarian with 60% or more publicly-funded students.			11
Special	Schools that have Special Education	153	18	175
Alternative	Schools that have Alternative Education Programs	93	6	99
PK-4	Schools that have Early Kindergarten/4-Year-Olds Program thru Grade 4	461	84	545