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C−

Cutler

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Cutler.

Cutler’s Schools page →

Students
36
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,493
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
The gist

What stands out about Cutler

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the ME average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 32.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Cutler 533

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cutler. Grade by grade →

PK–8Bay Ridge ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency70–79%
State average 81.5% · 38 students tested
Reading / language arts80–89%
State average 84.1% · 38 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 86.8% · 9 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$15,493 per student · 25% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 87%State 6%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
53’20
53’21
55’22
42’23
36’24

Down 32.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

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.

Bay Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cutler
C+
36 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

MachiasportMachiasport
$19,188per student
WhitingWhiting
$16,824per 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.