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Bristol

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Bristol.

Bristol’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Maine school districts

Students
189
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,667
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bristol

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the ME average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $12,942 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Bristol 2,969

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bristol. Grade by grade →

PK–8Bristol Consolidated SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency95–100%
State average 81.5% · 112 students tested
Reading / language arts90–94%
State average 84.1% · 113 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 86.8% · 22 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
$15,667 per student · 24% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 17%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
188’20
188’21
186’22
187’23
189’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 3%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bristol Consolidated School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pemaquid
A−
189 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Great Salt Bay Community School DistrictBremen, Damariscotta, Newcastle
$20,132per student
BremenBremen
$3,038per student
DamariscottaDamariscotta
$1,674per student
Monhegan PlantationMonhegan plantation
$25,000per 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.