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Greenbush

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Greenbush.

Greenbush’s School Grade D better than 8% of Maine school districts

Students
131
Schools
1
Spent per student
$19,585
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about Greenbush

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the ME average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DGreenbush 1,531

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greenbush. Grade by grade →

PK–8Helen S Dunn Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22
Math proficiency70–74%
State average 81.5% · 109 students tested
Reading / language arts75–79%
State average 84.1% · 109 students tested

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
$19,585 per student · 5% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 59%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
147’20
168’21
152’22
142’23
131’24

Down 10.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Black <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.

Helen S Dunn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greenbush
D
131 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

MilfordMilford
$15,505per student
School Administrative District 31Passadumkeag
$21,075per 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.