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Fairfield, ME
Public School Ratings




Fairfield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Rsu 49/Msad 49 School District details

Rsu 49/Msad 49 School District
41 West Street
Fairfield, ME 04937

1,812 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Rsu 49/Msad 49 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.4% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
56%
57%
64%
40%
47%
48%
56%
57%
64%
40%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Albion Elementary School
20 School Street
Albion, ME, 04910
PK-06
Benton Elementary School
68 School Drive
Benton, ME, 04901
01-06
Clinton Elementary School
75 Morrison Ave
Clinton, ME, 04927
PK-06
Fairfield Primary School
63 High Street
Fairfield, ME, 04937
PK-KG
Lawrence High School
9 School Street
Fairfield, ME, 04937
09-12
Lawrence Jr High School
7 School Street
Fairfield, ME, 04937
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.0% 88.8%
Black 0.6% 5.2%
Hispanic 3.4% 3.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.6% 37.5%
Free lunch eligible 39.5% 31.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,100 $16,489,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,241 $2,249,000 6.9%
Staff $626 $1,135,000 3.5%
General Administration $425 $771,000 2.4%
School Administration $849 $1,539,000 4.7%
Operation $2,940 $5,328,000 16.3%
Transportation $975 $1,767,000 5.4%
Other $285 $516,000 1.6%
Total Support $7,343 $13,305,000 40.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,555 $2,817,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $17,997 $32,611,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,126 $1,749,812,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,383 $238,995,000 6.9%
Staff $911 $157,455,000 4.6%
General Administration $679 $117,374,000 3.4%
School Administration $976 $168,667,000 4.9%
Operation $1,927 $333,045,000 9.7%
Transportation $887 $153,227,000 4.5%
Other $253 $43,698,000 1.3%
Total Support $7,016 $1,212,461,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,773 $479,244,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $19,915 $3,441,517,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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