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C

Surry

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Surry.

Surry’s School Grade C better than 32% of Maine school districts

Students
134
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,620
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
The gist

What stands out about Surry

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of Maine districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 34% less per student than the ME average
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CSurry 1,692

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Surry. Grade by grade →

PK–8Surry Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency80–84%
State average 81.5% · 84 students tested
Reading / language arts80–84%
State average 84.1% · 86 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 86.8% · 8 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
$13,620 per student · 34% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 46%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 90%State 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
140’20
146’21
144’22
138’23
134’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Surry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Surry
B
134 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Blue HillBlue Hill
$12,838per student
Ellsworth Public SchoolsEllsworth
$20,855per student
Mount DesertMount Desert
$31,057per student
Mount Desert Community School DistrictMount Desert
$27,878per 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.