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Ecology Learning Center, ME: schools, enrollment and spending

Ecology Learning Center runs 1 public school with 120 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 13.3 students per teacher is 1.8 higher than the Maine figure of 11.5.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
120
Teachers (FTE)
9
Students per teacher
13.3
ME: 11.5 · US: 15.3
Address
230 Main Street, Unity, ME 04988
County
Waldo County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
2314841
State district ID
ME-2071
Total staff (FTE)
20
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district13.3
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 (47), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$967,000
Federal revenue
$65,000
State revenue
$597,000
Local revenue
$305,000
Total spending
$610,000
Spending per pupil
$12,979
Salaries
$313,00051.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$142,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.7%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 31.5%

Maine overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,979
Maine$20,160
United States$16,826

Schools in Ecology Learning Center

By level: 1 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Ecology Learning CtrCharterHigh9 to 1212013.3

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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.