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Maine School Administrative District 27
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 812 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Maine School Administrative District 27 is a school district in Maine (Aroostook County). During the 2024 school year, 812 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Maine School Administrative District 27 consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Shannon LugdonSubdistrict 22028
Tanya VoisineSubdistrict 4,5,6,72028
Donna PelletierSubdistrict 4,5,6,720252028
Rosemary CollingsSubdistrict 4,5,6,72027
Kristine ThibodeauSubdistrict 12027
Toby JandreauSubdistrict 4,5,6,72026
Joe VoisineSubdistrict 32026

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Overlapping state house districts

Maine School Administrative District 27
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 1Lucien DaigleRepublican Party 100% 6%

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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: $2,992,000 $3,618 19%
Local: $6,062,000 $7,330 39%
State: $6,603,000 $7,984 42%
Total: $15,657,000 $18,932
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $15,177,000 $18,351
Total Current Expenditures: $13,643,000 $16,496
Instructional Expenditures: $8,144,000 $9,847 54%
Student and Staff Support: $1,515,000 $1,831 10%
Administration: $1,456,000 $1,760 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,528,000 $3,056 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,031,000 $1,246
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $466,000 $563
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 89 PS >=50 PS PS PS 89
2018-2019 27 PS <50 PS 26
2017-2018 33 PS <50 <50 34
2016-2017 41 PS PS PS PS 40
2015-2016 37 PS PS PS PS 37
2014-2015 31 PS PS PS PS 31
2013-2014 56 >=50 PS PS PS 56
2012-2013 61 PS PS PS PS PS 61
2011-2012 59 >=50 PS PS PS 58
2010-2011 54 PS PS PS PS PS 54

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 87 PS >=50 PS PS PS 86
2018-2019 53 PS >=50 PS 53
2017-2018 50 PS <50 <50 50
2016-2017 55 PS PS PS PS 55
2015-2016 48 PS PS PS PS 49
2014-2015 43 PS PS PS PS 42
2013-2014 70 >=50 PS PS PS 70
2012-2013 76 PS PS PS PS 76
2011-2012 73 >=50 PS PS PS 73
2010-2011 66 PS PS PS PS PS 66

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 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS 90-94
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 85-89 PS 85-89

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 812 -0.7
2022-2023 818 -1.1
2021-2022 827 -1.6
2020-2021 840 -3.5
2019-2020 869 0.7
2018-2019 863 -0.1
2017-2018 864 2.8
2016-2017 840 -1.3
2015-2016 851 -4.8
2014-2015 892 -5.2
2013-2014 938 -2.0
2012-2013 957 -2.2
2011-2012 978 -1.8
2010-2011 996 5.9
2009-2010 937 -9.8
2008-2009 1,029 -1.5
2007-2008 1,044 -7.0
2006-2007 1,117 -2.4
2005-2006 1,144 3.1
2004-2005 1,108 -7.2
2003-2004 1,188 2.0
2002-2003 1,164 -0.3
2001-2002 1,168 -1.7
2000-2001 1,188 -4.0
1999-2000 1,235 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Maine School Administrative District 27 (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 1.3
Black 3.0 4.9
Hispanic 1.9 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.1
Two or More Races 1.2 3.8
White 93.0 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, Maine School Administrative District 27 had 64.72 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.55.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.76
Kindergarten: 3.95
Elementary: 38.51
Secondary: 18.50
Total: 64.72

Maine School Administrative District 27 employed 3.50 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.50
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 37.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 13.90
Other Support Services: 24.80

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 Maine School Administrative District 27 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fort Kent Community High School2519-12
Fort Kent Elementary School465PK-6
Valley Rivers Middle School967-8


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See also

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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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