Waterville School Department, Maine

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Waterville School Department
District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 1,651 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Waterville School Department is a school district in Maine (Kennebec County). During the 2023 school year, 1,651 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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School board

The Waterville School Department consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Lyndell Bade	Ward 5
Maryanne Bernier	Ward 4
Joseph Ferris	Ward 7
Patricia Helm	Ward 1
Erin McDermott	Ward 3
Mary Pletcher	Ward 2
Joseph Schmalzel	Ward 6

Elections

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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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$6,808,000	$4,279	20%
Local:	$9,267,000	$5,825	27%
State:	$18,432,000	$11,585	53%
Total:	$34,507,000	$21,689

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$34,508,000	$21,689
Total Current Expenditures:	$30,762,000	$19,335
Instructional Expenditures:	$16,572,000	$10,416	48%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,794,000	$2,384	11%
Administration:	$3,265,000	$2,052	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$7,131,000	$4,482	21%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,235,000	$1,404
Construction:	$0	$0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,089,000	$684
Interest on Debt:	$77,000	$48

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	75	>=50	<50	70-79	PS	70-79	75
2018-2019	30	>=50	<=20	11-19	<50	20-29	32
2017-2018	31	>=50	<=20	20-29	<50	20-29	31
2016-2017	35	<50	<50	20-29	<50	30-39	36
2015-2016	29	<50	<=20	20-29	<50	40-49	29
2014-2015	28	>=50	21-39	25-29	<50	21-39	28
2013-2014	49	60-79	<50	30-39	<50	40-59	49
2012-2013	47	>=50	>=50	40-44	<50	40-59	47
2011-2012	47	>=50	40-59	30-39	<50	>=50	47
2010-2011	50	>=50	21-39	40-49	PS	<50	50

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	>=50	>=50	80-89	PS	>=90	80
2018-2019	51	>=50	40-59	40-49	<50	60-69	50
2017-2018	46	>=50	<=20	40-49	<50	30-39	47
2016-2017	49	>=50	<50	40-49	>=50	50-59	49
2015-2016	47	>=50	40-59	30-39	<50	50-59	47
2014-2015	42	>=50	21-39	30-39	<50	40-59	42
2013-2014	60	>=80	<50	60-69	>=50	60-79	60
2012-2013	60	>=50	>=50	60-64	>=50	40-59	59
2011-2012	57	>=50	40-59	50-59	<50	>=50	57
2010-2011	56	>=50	40-59	50-59	PS	>=50	56

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	75-79	PS	>=50	>=50	PS	>=50	75-79
2018-2019	80-84	PS	PS	>=50	PS	PS	80-84
2017-2018	80-84	PS	PS	>=50		>=50	80-84
2016-2017	80-84	PS	PS	>=50	PS	>=50	80-84
2015-2016	75-79	PS	PS	>=50	PS	>=50	75-79
2014-2015	75-79	PS	PS	>=50	PS	PS	75-79
2013-2014	75-79	PS	PS	>=50		PS	75-79
2012-2013	70-74			>=50	PS	PS	70-74
2011-2012	70-74	>=50		<50		PS	70-74
2010-2011	70-74	PS	PS	<50			70-74

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	1,651	-0.2
2021-2022	1,655	3.9
2020-2021	1,591	-7.2
2019-2020	1,705	-1.2
2018-2019	1,726	-3.6
2017-2018	1,788	3.4
2016-2017	1,728	-4.3
2015-2016	1,803	0.5
2014-2015	1,794	-2.2
2013-2014	1,833	0.3
2012-2013	1,828	-102.9
2011-2012	3,709	48.8
2010-2011	1,898	4.1
2009-2010	1,820	-1.5
2008-2009	1,848	-3.3
2007-2008	1,909	-4.3
2006-2007	1,991	-1.8
2005-2006	2,027	1.3
2004-2005	2,001	3.3
2003-2004	1,934	2.2
2002-2003	1,892	-3.7
2001-2002	1,962	-4.1
2000-2001	2,043	0.7
1999-2000	2,028	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Waterville School Department (%)	Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5	0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.6	1.4
Black	1.9	4.4
Hispanic	6.5	3.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	6.2	3.4
White	83.3	86.7

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Waterville School Department had 150.24 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.99.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	1.00
Kindergarten:	11.82
Elementary:	79.62
Secondary:	56.80
Total:	150.24

Waterville School Department employed 7.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	7.00
District Administrative Support:	8.30
School Administrators:	8.00
School Administrative Support:	16.80

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	95.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00
Library/Media Support:	7.00
Student Support Services:	38.30
Other Support Services:	46.80

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Waterville School Department operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Albert S Hall School	222	4-5
George J Mitchell School	572	PK-3
Mid-Maine Technical Center	0
Waterville Junior High School	338	6-8
Waterville Senior High School	519	9-12

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