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Calais, Maine · NCES district 2300066

Indian Island

District spending, enrollment and school closures

FY 2024 Census per-pupil spending
$46,895
Fall 2024 NCES membership
89
Closed school entries in available years
Unavailable

NCES fall membership changed -8.2% from 97 in 2019 to 89 in 2024.

The median reported per-pupil spending among 71 Maine elementary districts with FY 2024 data here was $21,838. Each district counts once.

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Spending, enrollment and closures by school year

Each row pairs fall membership and school statuses with the Census fiscal year that uses that fall for its enrollment count. The newest school-status release, 2025–26, is preliminary.

District timeline
School yearCensus fiscal yearCurrent spendingCensus per-pupil spendingFall enrollment in Census financeFall membership in NCESOperating schoolsClosedNewReopened
2018–192019$4,422,000$40,385109UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2019–202020$3,793,000$38,7229797UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2020–212021$4,032,000$44,9788989UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2021–222022$4,074,000$42,3029696UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2022–232023$4,444,000$48,0549292UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2023–242024$4,455,000$46,8959595UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2024–25UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable89UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2025–26UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Why did spending per enrolled student change?

The calculation divides district current spending in 2024 dollars by the enrollment in the same Census finance row. It averages the spending and enrollment effects in both calculation orders so they sum to the change before rounding.

FY 2019 to FY 2024 · 2024 dollars per enrolled student

-$2,883 · -5.8% change in the calculated ratio

Change in real spending-$9,562
Change in enrollment+$6,679

Real current spending -17.9% · Census fall enrollment -12.8%

Where the district’s money came from and went

Figures are in the dollars reported for each year. Census revenue and expenditure totals describe different transactions in the survey.

Census finance by fiscal year
Fiscal yearTotal revenueFederal revenueState revenueLocal revenueInstructionSupport servicesCapital outlayTotal expendituresCensus fall enrollment flag
FY 2019$5,127,000$3,361,000$1,755,000$11,000$2,558,000$1,655,000$32,000$4,926,000Alternative source
FY 2020$3,615,000$1,865,000$1,739,000$11,000$2,354,000$1,300,000$18,000$4,273,000Alternative source
FY 2021$4,962,000$3,137,000$1,769,000$56,000$2,578,000$1,137,000$176,000$4,734,000Alternative source
FY 2022$4,949,000$3,137,000$1,791,000$21,000$2,479,000$1,387,000$331,000$5,011,000Alternative source
FY 2023$5,157,000$3,203,000$1,901,000$53,000$2,400,000$1,574,000$110,000$5,016,000Alternative source
FY 2024$5,606,000$3,532,000$2,005,000$69,000$2,477,000$1,650,000$35,000$5,030,000Alternative source

Sources and methodology

America.co analysis of public federal data, compiled 2026-11-13.

Census finance tables · NCES enrollment and directory files · 2025–26 preliminary directory · BLS inflation data