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Regional School Unit 87
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 606 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Regional School Unit 87 is a school district in Maine (Penobscot County). During the 2024 school year, 606 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 Regional School Unit 87 consists of six members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
James CoteLevant20252028
Frank TibbettsCarmel20252028
Debbie CoWallisLevant2027
David HartCarmel2027
Timothy BrauerCarmel2026
Shannon KnowlesLevant2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Regional School Unit 87
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 35James ThorneRepublican Party 55% 50%
Maine House of Representatives District 34Abigail GriffinRepublican Party 45% 40%

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: $2,011,000 $3,408 16%
Local: $4,285,000 $7,263 34%
State: $6,489,000 $10,998 51%
Total: $12,785,000 $21,669
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,362,000 $20,952
Total Current Expenditures: $9,554,000 $16,193
Instructional Expenditures: $4,857,000 $8,232 39%
Student and Staff Support: $1,017,000 $1,723 8%
Administration: $1,058,000 $1,793 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,622,000 $4,444 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $233,000 $394
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $154,000 $261

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 (%)
2021-2022 83 PS >=50 PS >=80 84
2020-2021 81 PS >=50 PS >=50 81
2018-2019 39 PS PS PS 21-39 40
2017-2018 33 PS PS PS 21-39 33
2016-2017 37 PS PS PS PS <50 38
2015-2016 37 PS PS PS PS <50 38
2014-2015 41 PS <50 >=50 PS <50 41
2013-2014 55 PS >=50 PS PS PS 56
2012-2013 54 >=50 PS PS PS 54
2011-2012 57 >=50 PS PS 56
2010-2011 51 PS <50 PS PS 52

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 (%)
2021-2022 82 PS >=50 PS >=80 81
2020-2021 83 PS >=50 PS >=50 83
2018-2019 54 PS PS PS 21-39 55
2017-2018 49 PS PS PS 21-39 50
2016-2017 53 PS PS PS PS <50 54
2015-2016 51 PS PS PS PS <50 51
2014-2015 52 PS <50 >=50 PS <50 53
2013-2014 71 PS >=50 PS PS PS 71
2012-2013 71 >=50 PS PS PS 70
2011-2012 70 >=50 PS PS 70
2010-2011 67 PS <50 PS PS 68

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

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 606 2.5
2022-2023 591 0.2
2021-2022 590 7.1
2020-2021 548 -14.6
2019-2020 628 -0.2
2018-2019 629 -2.7
2017-2018 646 -33.7
2016-2017 864 1.2
2015-2016 854 -3.6
2014-2015 885 -1.0
2013-2014 894 -4.9
2012-2013 938 2.0
2011-2012 919 0.1
2010-2011 918 -2.7
2009-2010 943 -1.6
2008-2009 958 -0.4
2007-2008 962 31.2
2006-2007 662 3.3
2005-2006 640 -5.9
2004-2005 678 -3.1
2003-2004 699 -32.2
2002-2003 924 2.5
2001-2002 901 -2.1
2000-2001 920 0.9
1999-2000 912 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Regional School Unit 87 (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.3
Black 0.3 4.9
Hispanic 1.7 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.5 3.8
White 93.2 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 87 had 48.07 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.61.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.75
Kindergarten: 3.95
Elementary: 41.37
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 48.07

Regional School Unit 87 employed 3.50 district administrators and 3.00 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: 2.10
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.20
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 12.60
Other Support Services: 28.40

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 87 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Caravel Middle School2265-8
Carmel Elementary School161PK-4
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School219PK-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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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