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B+

Regional School Unit 01

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Bath, Woolwich, Phippsburg and Arrowsic.

Bath’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Maine school districts

Students
1,788
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,060
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$49.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Regional School Unit 01

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Maine districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the ME average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $49.1M, about $27,446 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 177 Maine school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Bath 8,835B+Woolwich 3,287B+Phippsburg 2,232Arrowsic 499

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bath. Grade by grade →

PK–2Dike-Newell SchoolThis district
3–5Fisher-Mitchell SchoolThis district
6–8Bath Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Morse High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency82%
State average 81.5% · 777 students tested
Reading / language arts83%
State average 84.1% · 777 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.3% · 155 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,060 per student · 7% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 44%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,781’20
1,800’21
1,761’22
1,806’23
1,788’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools.

Woolwich Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woolwich
C
333 students11:1
Dike-Newell School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bath
225 students11:1
Phippsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phippsburg
C−
98 students9:1
Fisher-Mitchell School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bath
C−
200 students10:1
Bath Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bath
C+
317 students10:1
Morse High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bath
A
615 students15:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

School Administrative District 75Bowdoinham, Harpswell, Topsham
$20,153per student
GeorgetownGeorgetown
$36,589per student
West Bath Public SchoolsWest Bath
$31,922per student
BrunswickBrunswick
$21,616per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maine.