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Regional School Unit 18
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District details
School board members: 10
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 2,756 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Regional School Unit 18 is a school district in Maine (Kennebec County). During the 2024 school year, 2,756 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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Regional School Unit 18, Oakland

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Regional School Unit 18, Oakland

Alicia Barnes and Charles Stubbert are running in the general election for Regional School Unit 18, Oakland on November 4, 2025.

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Alicia Barnes (Nonpartisan)
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Charles Stubbert (Nonpartisan)

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Regional School Unit 18, Oakland

General election

General election for Regional School Unit 18, Oakland

MaryDenise Fergusen, Lori Sheive, and Laura Tracy ran in the general election for Regional School Unit 18, Oakland on November 5, 2024.

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MaryDenise Fergusen (Nonpartisan)
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Lori Sheive (Nonpartisan)
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Laura Tracy (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Regional School Unit 18 consists of 10 members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Chelsey OliverOakland
Andrew CookRome2027
Christine MardenSidney2027
John SoiferChina20252027
John DeWittSidney2026
Sara LanguetBelgrade2026
Michael TracyOakland2026
Dawn CastnerChina2025
Sharon FrostBelgrade2025
Laura TracyOakland2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Regional School Unit 18
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 58Sharon FrostUnenrolled 41% 38%
Maine House of Representatives District 62Katrina SmithRepublican Party 26% 36%
Maine House of Representatives District 61Alicia CollinsRepublican Party 19% 47%
Maine House of Representatives District 66Robert NuttingRepublican Party 14% 27%

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: $5,783,000 $2,071 12%
Local: $25,137,000 $9,003 51%
State: $18,512,000 $6,630 37%
Total: $49,432,000 $17,705
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $44,514,000 $15,943
Total Current Expenditures: $41,090,000 $14,717
Instructional Expenditures: $21,104,000 $7,558 47%
Student and Staff Support: $5,931,000 $2,124 13%
Administration: $4,007,000 $1,435 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,048,000 $3,598 23%
Total Capital Outlay: $411,000 $147
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $76,000 $27
Interest on Debt: $520,000 $186

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 88 PS PS >=80 >=50 80-89 88
2018-2019 35 >=50 <50 40-49 <50 30-39 35
2017-2018 38 <50 <50 21-39 <50 <=20 39
2016-2017 37 <50 <50 <=20 <50 20-29 38
2015-2016 37 <50 <50 20-29 PS 21-39 37
2014-2015 33 >=50 <50 21-39 PS 21-39 33
2013-2014 52 >=50 <50 40-59 <50 <50 52
2012-2013 58 >=50 >=50 40-59 >=50 >=50 58
2011-2012 62 60-79 >=50 >=50 <50 PS 62
2010-2011 61 >=50 >=50 <50 60-79 PS 61

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 PS >=80 >=50 80-89 89
2018-2019 57 >=50 <50 60-69 >=50 40-49 58
2017-2018 50 >=50 >=50 40-59 >=50 40-59 50
2016-2017 52 >=50 >=50 40-59 <50 40-49 53
2015-2016 48 >=50 >=50 30-39 PS 21-39 48
2014-2015 50 >=50 <50 40-59 PS 21-39 50
2013-2014 61 >=50 >=50 60-79 <50 >=50 61
2012-2013 66 >=50 >=50 60-79 >=50 >=50 65
2011-2012 66 >=80 >=50 >=50 <50 PS 66
2010-2011 68 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 68

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 91 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 80-84 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 94 PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 88 PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2011-2012 91 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90 PS PS 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 2,756 -0.9
2022-2023 2,782 -0.4
2021-2022 2,792 2.8
2020-2021 2,714 -3.9
2019-2020 2,820 0.4
2018-2019 2,809 -1.8
2017-2018 2,859 0.9
2016-2017 2,834 -1.6
2015-2016 2,879 -3.6
2014-2015 2,982 -3.4
2013-2014 3,082 -0.8
2012-2013 3,108 -4.1
2011-2012 3,234 -0.2
2010-2011 3,241 -2.3
2009-2010 3,314 0.0
2008-2009 0 0.0
2007-2008 0 0.0
2006-2007 0 0.0
2005-2006 0 0.0
2004-2005 0 0.0
2003-2004 0 0.0
2002-2003 0 0.0
2001-2002 0 0.0
2000-2001 0 0.0
1999-2000 0 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Regional School Unit 18 (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 1.3
Black 0.8 4.9
Hispanic 2.4 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 3.8
White 93.3 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, Regional School Unit 18 had 197.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.93.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.89
Kindergarten: 14.70
Elementary: 130.22
Secondary: 48.00
Total: 197.81

Regional School Unit 18 employed 7.00 district administrators and 16.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 11.50
School Administrators: 16.80
School Administrative Support: 13.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 101.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.70
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 5.10
Student Support Services: 35.60
Other Support Services: 98.80

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 Regional School Unit 18 operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Belgrade Central School238PK-5
China Middle School1825-8
China Primary School256PK-4
James H Bean School297PK-5
Messalonskee High School7169-12
Messalonskee Middle School4686-8
Ralph M Atwood Primary School217PK-2
Williams Elementary School2123-5


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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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