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RSU 59/MSAD 59, ME: schools, enrollment and spending

RSU 59/MSAD 59 runs 3 public schools with 544 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 9.5 students per teacher is 2.0 lower than the Maine figure of 11.5.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
544
Teachers (FTE)
57
Students per teacher
9.5
ME: 11.5 · US: 15.3
Address
486 Main Street, Madison, ME 04950
County
Somerset County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2314560
State district ID
ME-905
Total staff (FTE)
204
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 181 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
4.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district9.5
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 (571), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$12.4 million
Federal revenue
$1.9 million
State revenue
$5.5 million
Local revenue
$5.1 million
Total spending
$12.2 million
Spending per pupil
$21,352
Salaries
$6.3 million51.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$7.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.0%
  • State: 44.1%
  • Local: 40.9%

Maine overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,352
Maine$20,160
United States$16,826

Schools in RSU 59/MSAD 59

By level: 1 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Madison Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 21408.2
Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh7 to 1224310.1
Main Street Middle SchoolElementary3 to 616010.7

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.