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Maine School Administrative District 75
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District details
School board members: 14
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 2,342 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Maine School Administrative District 75 is a school district in Maine (Sagadahoc and Cumberland counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,342 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

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

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Maine School Administrative District 75, Harpswell

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General election for Maine School Administrative District 75, Harpswell

Ryan K. Larsen ran in the general election for Maine School Administrative District 75, Harpswell on March 8, 2025.

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Maine School Administrative District 75, Topsham

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The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

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Haley Kulas is running in the general election for Maine School Administrative District 75, Topsham on November 4, 2025.

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Maine School Administrative District 75, Topsham

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Amy Spelke ran in the general election for Maine School Administrative District 75, Topsham on November 5, 2024.

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Maine School Administrative District 75, Topsham

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Special general election for Maine School Administrative District 75, Topsham (2 seats)

Holly Cavna and Antoinette Goncalves ran in the special general election for Maine School Administrative District 75, Topsham on November 5, 2024.

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About the district

School board

The Maine School Administrative District 75 consists of 14 members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ryan LarsenHarpswell2028
Jessica DamonBowdoin2027
Hutson HaywardBowdoinham2027
Amy SpelkeTopsham2027
Frank WrightHarpswell2027
William BeattieHarpswell2026
Holly CavnaTopsham2026
Antoinette GoncalvesTopsham2026
Gregory GreenleafHarpswell2026
Mary HobsonTopsham2026
James MoultonBowdoin2026
Kimberly PacelliTopsham20232026
Andrew BeginBowdoinham2025
Haley KulasTopsham2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Maine School Administrative District 75
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 99Cheryl GolekDemocratic Party 52% 90%
Maine House of Representatives District 52Sally ClucheyDemocratic Party 28% 66%
Maine House of Representatives District 51Rafael MaciasDemocratic Party 11% 100%
Maine House of Representatives District 98Kilton WebbDemocratic Party 9% 26%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $2,714,000 $1,124 5%
Local: $27,403,000 $11,347 51%
State: $23,423,000 $9,699 44%
Total: $53,540,000 $22,170
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $51,931,000 $21,503
Total Current Expenditures: $45,758,000 $18,947
Instructional Expenditures: $24,203,000 $10,021 47%
Student and Staff Support: $8,318,000 $3,444 16%
Administration: $4,792,000 $1,984 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,445,000 $3,496 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,666,000 $1,103
Construction: $1,925,000 $797
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $961,000 $397
Interest on Debt: $1,668,000 $690

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 83 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 70-79 84
2018-2019 40 >=50 <50 21-39 PS 40-49 40
2017-2018 40 <50 <50 21-39 PS 40-49 40
2016-2017 42 >=50 <50 20-29 PS 40-49 43
2015-2016 43 >=50 <50 40-49 PS 30-39 43
2014-2015 40 >=50 <=20 21-39 PS 40-49 40
2013-2014 63 >=80 <50 40-59 PS 50-59 64
2012-2013 64 60-79 40-59 50-59 PS 40-59 65
2011-2012 67 >=80 40-59 21-39 >=50 >=50 67
2010-2011 63 60-79 40-59 40-59 >=50 PS 64

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 86 >=50 PS >=80 PS 80-89 86
2018-2019 59 >=50 <50 60-79 PS 60-69 59
2017-2018 53 >=50 <50 60-79 PS 50-59 53
2016-2017 58 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 60-69 57
2015-2016 55 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 40-49 55
2014-2015 47 >=50 <50 40-59 PS 50-59 46
2013-2014 67 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS 60-79 67
2012-2013 69 >=80 60-79 60-69 PS 40-59 69
2011-2012 72 >=80 60-79 60-79 >=50 >=50 73
2010-2011 71 >=80 40-59 60-79 <50 PS 71

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 85-89 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 78 PS PS >=50 >=50 75-79
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94

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 2,342 -1.6
2022-2023 2,380 -1.5
2021-2022 2,415 0.3
2020-2021 2,408 -1.8
2019-2020 2,452 0.6
2018-2019 2,437 2.1
2017-2018 2,385 -2.6
2016-2017 2,447 1.1
2015-2016 2,421 -2.1
2014-2015 2,471 -1.5
2013-2014 2,508 -4.3
2012-2013 2,616 -0.9
2011-2012 2,640 -2.3
2010-2011 2,702 -1.4
2009-2010 2,739 -3.2
2008-2009 2,828 -3.7
2007-2008 2,932 -1.6
2006-2007 2,979 -5.4
2005-2006 3,141 -2.8
2004-2005 3,230 -3.2
2003-2004 3,333 -2.6
2002-2003 3,418 -2.2
2001-2002 3,494 1.5
2000-2001 3,442 -2.6
1999-2000 3,531 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Maine School Administrative District 75 (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 1.3
Black 1.2 4.9
Hispanic 2.7 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.4 3.8
White 91.4 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 75 had 201.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.61.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.38
Kindergarten: 14.90
Elementary: 120.77
Secondary: 61.90
Total: 201.65

Maine School Administrative District 75 employed 7.10 district administrators and 10.20 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.10
District Administrative Support: 10.60
School Administrators: 10.20
School Administrative Support: 18.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 55.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 4.80
Student Support Services: 42.10
Other Support Services: 73.30

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 75 operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bowdoin Central School197PK-5
Bowdoinham Community School189KG-5
Harpswell Community School129KG-5
Mt Ararat High School7489-12
Mt Ararat Middle School5296-8
Williams-Cone School232PK-5
Woodside Elementary School318KG-5


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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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