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Regional School Unit 50
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 334 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Regional School Unit 50 is a school district in Maine (Aroostook County). During the 2024 school year, 334 students attended the district's single school.

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 Regional School Unit 50 consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Barbara BurtonDyer Brook
Shannon CrandallOakfield
Carman LilleySmyrna
Mellisa PorterIsland Falls
Stephen PorterCrystal
Greg RyanIsland Falls
Carla ShollerOakfield
Paula StevensMerrill

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Overlapping state house districts

Regional School Unit 50
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 6Donald ArdellRepublican Party 56% 13%
Maine House of Representatives District 8Tracy QuintRepublican Party 30% 4%
Maine House of Representatives District 7Gregory SwallowRepublican Party 13% 22%

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: $674,000 $1,988 11%
Local: $2,612,000 $7,705 42%
State: $3,011,000 $8,882 48%
Total: $6,297,000 $18,575
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,970,000 $17,610
Total Current Expenditures: $5,482,000 $16,171
Instructional Expenditures: $2,834,000 $8,359 47%
Student and Staff Support: $601,000 $1,772 10%
Administration: $784,000 $2,312 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,263,000 $3,725 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $271,000 $799
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $108,000 $318

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 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 30-34 PS PS PS 30-34
2017-2018 33 PS PS <50 PS 34
2016-2017 41 PS PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 44 PS PS <50 44
2014-2015 34 PS PS PS PS 35
2013-2014 55 PS PS PS PS 56
2012-2013 53 PS PS <50 PS PS 53
2011-2012 52 PS <50 >=50 PS 53

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 85-89
2018-2019 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 48 PS PS <50 PS 49
2016-2017 52 PS PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 56 PS PS <50 58
2014-2015 48 PS PS PS PS 49
2013-2014 61 PS PS PS PS 62
2012-2013 65 PS PS >=50 PS PS 65
2011-2012 64 PS >=50 <50 PS 64

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 PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 70-79
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 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 334 -0.3
2022-2023 335 -1.2
2021-2022 339 0.0
2020-2021 339 -3.8
2019-2020 352 -1.7
2018-2019 358 -87.4
2017-2018 671 -2.4
2016-2017 687 3.5
2015-2016 663 -6.5
2014-2015 706 -2.7
2013-2014 725 -2.5
2012-2013 743 -3.8
2011-2012 771 0.0
2010-2011 0 0.0
2009-2010 0 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 50 (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.3
Black 0.6 4.9
Hispanic 1.8 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.6 3.8
White 94.6 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 50 had 30.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.08
Kindergarten: 2.42
Elementary: 18.03
Secondary: 8.48
Total: 30.01

Regional School Unit 50 employed 3.80 district administrators and 2.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.80
District Administrative Support: 1.90
School Administrators: 2.90
School Administrative Support: 3.80
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 8.30
Other Support Services: 8.60

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 Regional School Unit 50 operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
So Aroostook School332PK-12


About school boards

Education legislation in Maine

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See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics Maine
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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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