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B−

School Administrative District 14

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Danforth and Weston.

Danforth’s Schools page →

Students
146
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,818
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
The gist

What stands out about School Administrative District 14

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Maine districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% more per student than the ME average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Danforth 583Weston 241

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Danforth. Grade by grade →

PK–12East Grand SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency80–89%
State average 81.5% · 53 students tested
Reading / language arts80–89%
State average 84.1% · 53 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 8 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
$24,818 per student · 20% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 48%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 42%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
134’20
128’21
135’22
143’23
146’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Hispanic <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.

East Grand School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Danforth
C+
146 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

OrientOrient
School Administrative District 70Haynesville
$17,554per 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.