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Vassalboro School Department
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 485 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Vassalboro School Department is a school district in Maine (Kennebec County). During the 2024 school year, 485 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 Vassalboro School Department consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jolene Clark Gamage2027
Erin Loiko2026
Zachary Smith2026
Jessica Clark2025
Amy French2025

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Vassalboro School Department
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 61Alicia CollinsRepublican Party 100% 53%

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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: $1,598,000 $3,115 15%
Local: $3,888,000 $7,579 37%
State: $5,146,000 $10,031 48%
Total: $10,632,000 $20,725
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,840,000 $19,181
Total Current Expenditures: $7,518,000 $14,654
Instructional Expenditures: $4,085,000 $7,962 42%
Student and Staff Support: $929,000 $1,810 9%
Administration: $774,000 $1,508 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,730,000 $3,372 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $48,000 $93
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $28,000 $54
Interest on Debt: $8,000 $15

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 78 PS PS <50 PS >=50 80-84
2018-2019 32 PS <50 PS <50 30-34
2017-2018 33 PS PS <50 PS <50 30-34
2016-2017 48 PS <50 PS <50 45-49
2015-2016 38 PS <50 PS >=50 35-39
2014-2015 37 PS <50 PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 60 PS PS PS PS 60
2012-2013 59 PS PS PS PS 59
2011-2012 61 PS PS PS PS 61
2010-2011 61 PS PS PS PS 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 81 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 80-84
2018-2019 53 PS <50 PS >=50 50-54
2017-2018 51 PS PS <50 PS >=50 50-54
2016-2017 57 PS <50 PS >=50 55-59
2015-2016 48 PS >=50 PS >=50 45-49
2014-2015 54 PS >=50 PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 76 PS PS PS PS 75
2012-2013 75 PS PS PS PS 75
2011-2012 74 PS PS PS PS 74
2010-2011 77 PS PS PS PS PS 77

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 >=80

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 485 -4.9
2022-2023 509 -0.8
2021-2022 513 1.6
2020-2021 505 -3.8
2019-2020 524 0.8
2018-2019 520 -3.5
2017-2018 538 -14.3
2016-2017 615 -7.3
2015-2016 660 1.2
2014-2015 652 1.4
2013-2014 643 -7.9
2012-2013 694 0.0
2011-2012 0 0.0
2010-2011 706 0.0
2009-2010 706 -5.5
2008-2009 745 -3.1
2007-2008 768 33.7
2006-2007 509 2.2
2005-2006 498 -3.0
2004-2005 513 -6.8
2003-2004 548 -49.3
2002-2003 818 1.6
2001-2002 805 -0.9
2000-2001 812 6.2
1999-2000 762 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Vassalboro School Department (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.3
Black 0.8 4.9
Hispanic 3.3 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.5 3.8
White 91.3 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, Vassalboro School Department had 39.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.10
Kindergarten: 5.48
Elementary: 32.42
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 39.00

Vassalboro School Department employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.90
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 22.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.50
Other Support Services: 15.30

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 Vassalboro School Department operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Vassalboro Community School404PK-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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