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Beals Public Schools, ME: schools, enrollment and spending

Beals Public Schools runs 1 public school with 48 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 8.0 students per teacher is 3.5 lower than the Maine figure of 11.5.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
48
Teachers (FTE)
6
Students per teacher
8.0
ME: 11.5 · US: 15.3
Address
24 Mill Rd, Beals, ME 04611
County
Washington County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2302950
State district ID
ME-62
Total staff (FTE)
13
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
0.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district8.0
Maine11.5
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (45), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.2 million
Federal revenue
$261,000
State revenue
$226,000
Local revenue
$713,000
Total spending
$1.1 million
Spending per pupil
$25,356
Salaries
$535,00046.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 21.8%
  • State: 18.8%
  • Local: 59.4%

Maine overall

  • Federal: 13.0%
  • State: 38.0%
  • Local: 48.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$25,356
Maine$20,160
United States$16,826

Schools in Beals Public Schools

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Beals Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 8488.0

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.