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Regional School Unit 05

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Freeport, Durham and Pownal.

Freeport’s School Grade A better than 93% of Maine school districts

Students
2,001
Schools
6
Spent per student
$18,740
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Regional School Unit 05

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the ME average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.5M, about $3,265 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AFreeport 8,934ADurham 4,399APownal 1,645

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Freeport. Grade by grade →

PK–2Morse Street SchoolThis district
3–5Mast Landing SchoolThis district
6–8Freeport Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Freeport High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency92%
State average 81.5% · 976 students tested
Reading / language arts92%
State average 84.1% · 962 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.3% · 142 in the class

100% 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
$18,740 per student · 9% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 24%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,951’20
1,994’21
2,069’22
2,086’23
2,001’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Durham Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Durham
A
469 students11:1
Morse Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Freeport
288 students10:1
Pownal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pownal
B+
97 students8:1
Mast Landing School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Freeport
A
266 students10:1
Freeport Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Freeport
A
288 students10:1
Freeport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeport
A+
593 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

BrunswickBrunswick
$21,616per student
School Administrative District 15New Gloucester
$17,848per student
School Administrative District 75Harpswell, Topsham
$20,153per student
AuburnAuburn
$15,718per 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.