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Updated 02/12/07 ... scm

2006-2007 SUMMARY OF MAINE SCHOOL SYSTEMS

Maine has 290 school administrative units that are comprised of 490 municipalities. Click here for Definitions These school administrative units are served by 150 Superintendent of schools in 156 administrative offices. There are 50 administrative offices that serve more than one school administrative unit and 6 superintendents that serve more than one administrative office.

School Administrative Unit

Number of School
Admin. Units

Number of
Municipalities

S. A.U.s under Individual Supervision

78

78

Community School Districts

15

49

School Administrative Districts

72

266

S. A. U.s in Unions (including Maine Indian Education)

125

125

T O T A L S *

290

492 *

* 27 municipalities belong to more than one type of school administrative unit structure --

  • 4 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 a school administrative unit under individual supervision for grades K-8 and a member of a community school district for grades 9-12;

  • the remaining 20 municipalities are school administrative units in school unions and are members of a community school district.

 

There are 803 schools in Maine--670 public and 133 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 count may be included in more than one grade combination.   

 

TOTAL  SCHOOLS  (4-Yr-Olds-Grade 12)

Public

Private

Total

670

133

803

Grades Included

School/Grade Identifier

Public

Private

Total

K-8

Elementary Schools

545

110

655

9-12

Secondary Schools [Public count includes (19) CTE Centers; (8) CTE Regions; (3) State Funded Schools; and (2) Special Education/Alternative Education Schools]

151

64
(Includes Big 11)

215

7-12

Junior-Senior High Schools

353

100

453

5-8

Junior High/Middle Schools

439

86

525

5-12

Junior High/Middle & High Schools

563

109

672

Big-11 

Private Non-sectarian with 60%  or more publicly-funded students.

11

  Nontraditional Limited Purpose Schools 9

4Y0-4

Schools that have Early Kindergarten/4-Year-Olds Program thru Grade 4

435

96

531

 

Summary of Maine School Systems--History

2005-2006

2004-2005

2003-2004

2002-2003

2001-2002

2000-2001

1999-2000