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Regional School Unit 78

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Rangeley, Dallas plantation, Rangeley plantation and Sandy River plantation.

Rangeley’s School Grade A better than 90% of Maine school districts

Students
191
Schools
1
Spent per student
$27,080
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Regional School Unit 78

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 31% more per student than the ME average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1M, about $5,021 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ARangeley 1,336Dallas plantation 313Rangeley plantation 179Sandy River plantation 126

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rangeley. Grade by grade →

PK–12Rangeley Lakes Regional SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency90–94%
State average 81.5% · 85 students tested
Reading / language arts90–94%
State average 84.1% · 85 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 15 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$27,080 per student · 31% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 47%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 84%State 10%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
196’20
187’21
198’22
199’23
191’24

About steady since 2020–21.

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

Rangeley Lakes Regional School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Rangeley
B+
191 students8:1

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.