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List of school districts in Maine

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This is a list of school districts in Maine.

Public school systems in Maine are in several types of school administrative units: Cities which have their own School Departments, also known as cities with individual supervision; School Administrative Districts (S.A.D.s) typically made up of 2 or more cities who cooperatively provide education to all of their students; Regional School Units; Community School Districts (C.S.D.s) in which 2 or more cities cooperate to provide education to some or sometimes all grade levels, Unions of Towns, in which two or more school administrative units share a common superintendent but are otherwise separate, and, in unorganized townships, also known as unorganized territory, schools which are run directly by the state.

The 3 Indian reservation school systems function as a union of towns.[1]

School Departments

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School Departments serve a single town or city. Some school systems may style themselves as a "school district," others as a "school department."[2]

A–C

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D–H

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I–O

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P–Z

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School Administrative Districts

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School Administrative Districts (S.A.D.s) typically made up of 2 or more municipalities who cooperatively provide education to all of their students. As of 2021, 184 cities and towns were served by 52 S.A.D.s, numbered 1 to 76 with numbers 2, 5, 9, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 34, 36, 38, 39, 43, 47, 48, 50, 56, 62, 66, 67, 69, 71, and 73 skipped.[2]

Regional School Units

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Starting in 2008, smaller school districts around the state were required to combine into Regional School Units (RSUs) or pay a hefty penalty.[3]

Community School Districts

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Community School Districts (C.S.D.s) in which 2 or more cities cooperate to provide education to some or sometimes all grade levels.[2]

Unions of Towns

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In Unions of Towns, two or more school administrative units share a common superintendent but are otherwise separate.[4]

Indian Schools

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The 3 Indian reservation school systems function as a union of towns.

Unorganized Territory

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In unorganized townships, also known as unorganized territory, schools which are run directly by the state.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Types of School Administrative Units in Maine, Maine Department of Education, retrieved 2008-05-29
  2. ^ a b c d "SAU and Town Cross Reference". 2021.
  3. ^ Ricker, Nok-Noi (January 28, 2009). "10 towns shoot down RSU 15 consolidation". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  4. ^ "UNION COMMITTEES AND COMBINED BOARDS FY 2021-22 INFORMATION" (PDF).
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