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School Administrative District 13

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bingham and Moscow.

Bingham’s Schools page →

Students
150
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,432
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
The gist

What stands out about School Administrative District 13

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Maine districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the ME average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Bingham 833Moscow 492

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bingham. Grade by grade →

PK–4Moscow ElementaryThis district
5–12Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency75–79%
State average 81.5% · 91 students tested
Reading / language arts70–74%
State average 84.1% · 92 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 14 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$25,432 per student · 23% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 32%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
163’20
169’21
181’22
176’23
150’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

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

Moscow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bingham
D−
46 students6:1
Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Bingham
C
104 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Brighton PlantationBrighton plantation
CaratunkCaratunk
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School Administrative District 74Solon
$21,107per 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.