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B−

Harmony

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Harmony.

Harmony’s Schools page →

Students
57
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,638
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harmony

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Maine districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $4,772 per student
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 town it serves, and its School Grade
Harmony 829

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harmony. Grade by grade →

PK–8Harmony ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency80–89%
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% · 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
$20,638 per student · 0% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 48%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 48%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
53’20
60’21
58’22
63’23
57’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%

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.

Harmony Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Harmony
B−
57 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

School Administrative District 04Cambridge, Wellington
$18,222per student
AthensAthens
$19,796per 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.