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School Administrative District 41

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Milo, Brownville and Lagrange.

Milo’s School Grade D better than 5% of Maine school districts

Students
578
Schools
3
Spent per student
$21,816
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about School Administrative District 41

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the ME average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $1,491 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% 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−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DMilo 2,350DBrownville 1,153Lagrange 647

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Milo. Grade by grade →

PK–2Milo Elementary SchoolThis district
3–4Brownville Elementary SchoolThis district
5–12Penquis Valley Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency69%
State average 81.5% · 257 students tested
Reading / language arts73%
State average 84.1% · 255 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 87.3% · 53 in the class

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
$21,816 per student · 6% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 52%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
638’20
622’21
612’22
620’23
578’24

Down 9.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Milo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Milo
136 students10:1
Brownville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Brownville
C
93 students10:1
Penquis Valley Middle/High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Milo
D−
349 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

MedfordMedford
School Administrative District 31Edinburg, Howland
$21,075per student
Lake View PlantationLake View plantation
$1,000per student
Regional School Unit 34Alton
$17,859per 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.