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C+

Georgetown

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Georgetown.

Georgetown’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Maine school districts

Students
51
Schools
1
Spent per student
$36,589
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Georgetown

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 77% more per student than the ME average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Georgetown 1,101

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Georgetown. Grade by grade →

PK–6Georgetown Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22
Math proficiency90–100%
State average 81.5% · 43 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts80–89%
State average 84.1% · 43 students tested

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
$36,589 per student · 77% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 89%State 9%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
44’20
47’21
51’22
52’23
51’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.

Georgetown Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Georgetown
A−
51 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Regional School Unit 01Arrowsic, Phippsburg, Woolwich
$22,060per student
Regional School Unit 12Westport Island
$14,570per student
SouthportSouthport
$42,500per 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.