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Brewer

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Brewer.

Brewer’s School Grade B better than 64% of Maine school districts

Students
1,490
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,512
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$5.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brewer

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Maine districts
  • Spends 15% less per student than the ME average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.9M, about $3,991 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BBrewer 9,636

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brewer. Grade by grade →

PK–8Brewer Community SchoolThis district
9–12Brewer High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency84%
State average 81.5% · 692 students tested
Reading / language arts89%
State average 84.1% · 688 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.3% · 189 in the class

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
$17,512 per student · 15% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 52%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,614’20
1,638’21
1,604’22
1,564’23
1,490’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <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.

Brewer Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brewer
B
800 students11:1
Brewer High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brewer
A−
690 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

School Administrative District 63Eddington, Holden
$16,045per student
BangorBangor
$20,925per student
OrringtonOrrington
$14,071per student
Regional School Unit 22Hampden
$17,453per 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.