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Regional School Unit 10

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Rumford, Mexico, Buckfield, Hartford, Sumner, Roxbury and Hanover.

Rumford’s School Grade D better than 9% of Maine school districts

Students
1,739
Schools
6
Spent per student
$20,734
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Regional School Unit 10

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8M, about $4,602 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
DRumford 6,025DMexico 2,779DBuckfield 2,114DHartford 1,264DSumner 1,006Roxbury 364Hanover 304

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rumford. Grade by grade →

PK–4Rumford ElementaryThis district
5–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency72%
State average 81.5% · 816 students tested
Reading / language arts79%
State average 84.1% · 818 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 87.3% · 113 in the class

97% 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
$20,734 per student · 1% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 51%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,769’20
1,802’21
1,777’22
1,799’23
1,739’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hartford-Sumner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sumner
C−
297 students12:1
Meroby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mexico
D−
256 students12:1
Rumford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Rumford
D−
213 students10:1
Mountain Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mexico
D
376 students12:1
Buckfield Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Buckfield
B+
228 students10:1
Mountain Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rumford
C−
369 students11:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Regional School Unit 56Canton, Carthage, Dixfield
$19,797per student
School Administrative District 44Bethel, Newry, Woodstock
$21,162per student
School Administrative District 17Hebron, Paris, West Paris
$18,271per student
Andover Public SchoolsAndover
$35,630per 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.