List of school districts in Maine

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This is a list of school districts in Maine.

Public school systems in Maine are in several types of school administrative units: Cities which have their own School Departments, also known as cities with individual supervision; School Administrative Districts (S.A.D.s) typically made up of 2 or more cities who cooperatively provide education to all of their students; Regional School Units; Community School Districts (C.S.D.s) in which 2 or more cities cooperate to provide education to some or sometimes all grade levels, Unions of Towns, in which two or more school administrative units share a common superintendent but are otherwise separate, and, in unorganized townships, also known as unorganized territory, schools which are run directly by the state.

The U.S. Census Bureau considers the city and town-controlled schools and the schools in unorganized territory to not be individual governments, while the incorporated school districts, interstate school districts, school administrative districts, community school districts, Indian schools, and applied technology regions are individual governments.[1]

The 3 Indian reservation school systems function as a union of towns.[2]

School Departments

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School Departments serve a single town or city. Some school systems may style themselves as a "school district," others as a "school department."[3]

A–C

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D–H

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I–O

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P–Z

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School Administrative Districts

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School Administrative Districts (S.A.D.s) typically made up of 2 or more municipalities who cooperatively provide education to all of their students. As of 2021, 184 cities and towns were served by 52 S.A.D.s, numbered 1 to 76 with numbers 2, 5, 9, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 34, 36, 38, 39, 43, 47, 48, 50, 56, 62, 66, 67, 69, 71, and 73 skipped.[3]

Regional School Units

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Starting in 2008, smaller school districts around the state were required to combine into Regional School Units (RSUs) or pay a hefty penalty.[4]

Community School Districts

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Community School Districts (C.S.D.s) in which 2 or more cities cooperate to provide education to some or sometimes all grade levels.[3]

Unions of Towns

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In Unions of Towns, two or more school administrative units share a common superintendent but are otherwise separate.[5]

Indian Schools

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The 3 Indian reservation school systems function as a union of towns.

Unorganized Territory

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In unorganized townships, also known as unorganized territory, schools which are run directly by the state.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Maine" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Types of School Administrative Units in Maine, Maine Department of Education, retrieved 2008-05-29
  3. ^ a b c d "SAU and Town Cross Reference". 2021.
  4. ^ Ricker, Nok-Noi (January 28, 2009). "10 towns shoot down RSU 15 consolidation". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  5. ^ "UNION COMMITTEES AND COMBINED BOARDS FY 2021-22 INFORMATION" (PDF).
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