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Calais School Department, Maine

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Calais School Department
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 557 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Calais School Department is a school district in Maine (Washington County). During the 2024 school year, 557 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Calais School Department consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nicholas Barnett
Casey Carr
Tomi Ellsmore
Madison McVicar
Christopher Niles

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,063,000 $3,421 18%
Local: $3,079,000 $5,106 28%
State: $5,998,000 $9,947 54%
Total: $11,140,000 $18,474
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,566,000 $17,522
Total Current Expenditures: $10,148,000 $16,829
Instructional Expenditures: $5,788,000 $9,598 55%
Student and Staff Support: $858,000 $1,422 8%
Administration: $1,178,000 $1,953 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,324,000 $3,854 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $158,000 $262
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $58,000 $96


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2018-2019 25-29 PS <50 PS <50 25-29
2017-2018 26 PS PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2016-2017 25-29 PS PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2015-2016 21 PS PS PS <50 20-24
2014-2015 13 PS PS PS <50 10-14
2013-2014 40 PS PS PS <50 40-44
2012-2013 39 PS PS PS <=20 40-44
2011-2012 48 PS PS PS <50 50-54
2010-2011 43 PS PS PS 21-39 40-44

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 90 PS PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2018-2019 50-54 PS >=50 PS <50 50-54
2017-2018 50 PS PS PS >=50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS PS <50 PS 45-49
2015-2016 48 PS PS PS <50 50-54
2014-2015 28 PS PS PS <50 25-29
2013-2014 51 PS PS PS <50 50-54
2012-2013 53 PS PS PS <=20 55-59
2011-2012 57 PS PS PS <50 55-59
2010-2011 57 PS PS PS 21-39 55-59

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-89 PS >=50 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=90
2017-2018 60-69 PS <50 70-79
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS >=50 PS 80-89
2015-2016 70-79 PS PS PS PS 70-79
2014-2015 80-89 PS PS PS >=50 80-89
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 85-89 PS >=50 80-89
2010-2011 75-79 >=50 75-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 557 -4.1
2022-2023 580 -4.0
2021-2022 603 -1.8
2020-2021 614 3.1
2019-2020 595 4.5
2018-2019 568 3.0
2017-2018 551 23.0
2016-2017 424 3.3
2015-2016 410 0.2
2014-2015 409 -6.6
2013-2014 436 -3.9
2012-2013 453 -5.3
2011-2012 477 -3.1
2010-2011 492 0.2
2009-2010 491 -0.8
2008-2009 495 -3.6
2007-2008 513 -26.5
2006-2007 649 3.4
2005-2006 627 -7.7
2004-2005 675 -1.5
2003-2004 685 13.7
2002-2003 591 0.2
2001-2002 590 -0.7
2000-2001 594 -5.1
1999-2000 624 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Calais School Department (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 10.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.3
Black 1.1 4.9
Hispanic 1.8 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.6 3.8
White 82.8 85.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Calais School Department had 59.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.13
Kindergarten: 3.19
Elementary: 24.74
Secondary: 26.95
Total: 59.01

Calais School Department employed 3.70 district administrators and 3.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.70
District Administrative Support: 4.70
School Administrators: 3.50
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 41.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 31.10
Other Support Services: 22.60


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Calais School Department operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Calais Elementary School257PK-6
Calais Middle/High School3007-12
St Croix Regional Technical Center0

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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