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Otis

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Otis.

Otis’ Schools page →

Students
70
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,838
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
The gist

What stands out about Otis

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the ME average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Otis. Grade by grade →

PK–8Beech Hill SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22
Math proficiency70–79%
State average 81.5% · 40 students tested
Reading / language arts90–100%
State average 84.1% · 40 students tested · 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
$22,838 per student · 11% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 82%State 12%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
82’20
95’21
90’22
77’23
70’24

Down 14.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Two or more races 3%

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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.