Maine Fast Facts

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  • 38%

    Maine Residents think K–12 education in Maine is headed in the right direction.

EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker

Maine K–12 Education Spending

$3.2 Billion

Total Maine Public Education Revenue

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Maine Student Transportation

  • $1,451

    Avg. District Busing Expenditure Per Pupil

  • 8.38%

    Total Spending Per Pupil

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Inter-District

If the sending district does not have a school, it is responsible for the transportation costs. When school districts have policies allowing transfers between school districts, the policies must address transportation issues. In other cases, the parents are responsible for transportation costs.

Charter School

Maine provides funding for charter pupil transportation, calculated in a similar manner to traditional public school transportation funding.

Private School

Maine does not require or provide transportation for private school students.

State Student Transportation Statutes

Inter-District: Me. Rev. stat. Ann. § 20-A-5401, § 20-A-5203, § 20-5205

Charter Schools: 20-A M.R.S.A. § 2413-A(2)a(3) and 20-A 2412

Private Schools: 20-A M.R.S.A. § 5401

Transporting School Choice Students, 2020