Miseducation | School Administrative District 40 | ProPublica

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Miseducation » Maine

School Administrative District 40

PO Box 701, Union, ME 04862

1,897 Students | 162 Teachers | 7 Schools

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District Composition
1% Black
1% Hispanic
94% White
1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
2% Two or More Races
1% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

8.3x 

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 8.3 times as likely to be enrolled in in the gifted and talented program as White students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

Discipline

2.6x 

students of Two or More Races are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Black students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition
97% White
3% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

White

Asian


Gifted & Talented Composition
93% White
7% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

White

Asian

This District

State

Students

6% Nonwhite Students

District Avg: 6%

State Avg: 10%

0

100%

54% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

District Avg: 54%

State Avg: 46%

0

100%

> 95%

Highest 10% in the state

High School Graduation Rate

District Avg: > 95%

State Avg: 87%

0

100%

13% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

72 students

District Avg: 13%

State Avg: 16%

0

100%

5% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

92 students

District Avg: 5%

State Avg: 6%

0

100%

23% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

128 students

District Avg: 23%

State Avg: 26%

0

100%

6% Students Enrolled in Physics

36 students

District Avg: 6%

State Avg: 12%

0

100%

12% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

70 students

District Avg: 12%

State Avg: 14%

0

100%

24% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

133 students

District Avg: 24%

State Avg: 19%

0

100%

13%

Lowest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in Biology

71 students

District Avg: 13%

State Avg: 26%

0

100%

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

99 students

District Avg: 18%

State Avg: 19%

0

100%

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

10 students

District Avg: 2%

State Avg: 5%

0

100%

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

20 students

District Avg: 1%

State Avg: 2%

0

100%

Teachers & Resources

11.7 Students for Every Teacher

11.7

District Avg

12

State Avg

16% Inexperienced Teachers

District Avg: 16%

State Avg: 9%

0

100%

20% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

District Avg: 20%

State Avg: 27%

0

100%

10 Average Number of AP Courses per School

10

District Avg

8.6

State Avg

6.4 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

6.4

District Avg

5.5

State Avg

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

6 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition
1% Hispanic
94% White
5% Two or More Races

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

This District

State

Students

162

Highest 10% in the state

Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

9% of all students in this district

162

District Total

6,807

State Total

161

Highest 10% in the state

Total In-School Suspended Students

8% of all students in this district

161

District Total

5,540

State Total

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Total Expelled Students

0

District Total

204

State Total
Outcomes & Resources

87

Highest 10% in the state

Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

87

District Avg

43.8

State Avg

2.4Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

2.4

District Avg

2.8

State Avg

2 Total Arrests

2

District Total

56

State Total

14 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

2 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

14

District Total

833

State Total

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0

District Avg

0

State Avg

0.5 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

0.5

District Avg

0.5

State Avg

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination
  • Andrew Cavanaugh
  • 207-832-5389 x104
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

Friendship Village School Friendship 11% 51%

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Medomak Middle School Waldoboro 5% 52%

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Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro 5% 51% Greater than 95%

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Miller School Waldoboro 5% 65%

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Prescott Memorial School Washington 12% 57%

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Union Elementary Union 7% 46%

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Warren Community School Warren 4% 54%

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Friendship Village School Friendship 11% 51%

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Medomak Middle School Waldoboro 5% 52%

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Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro 5% 51% Greater than 95%

Not available

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Miller School Waldoboro 5% 65%

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Prescott Memorial School Washington 12% 57%

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Union Elementary Union 7% 46%

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Warren Community School Warren 4% 54%

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Friendship Village School Friendship 11% 51%

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Medomak Middle School Waldoboro 5% 52%

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Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro 5% 51% Greater than 95%

Not available

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Miller School Waldoboro 5% 65%

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Not available

Prescott Memorial School Washington 12% 57%

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Union Elementary Union 7% 46%

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Warren Community School Warren 4% 54%

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Friendship Village School Friendship 11% 51%

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Medomak Middle School Waldoboro 5% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro 5% 51% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Miller School Waldoboro 5% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Prescott Memorial School Washington 12% 57%

Not Available

Not available

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Union Elementary Union 7% 46%

Not Available

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Warren Community School Warren 4% 54%

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Friendship Village School Friendship 11% 51%

Not Available

Not available

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Medomak Middle School Waldoboro 5% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro 5% 51% Greater than 95%

Not available

6.1x
Miller School Waldoboro 5% 65%

Not Available

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Prescott Memorial School Washington 12% 57%

Not Available

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Union Elementary Union 7% 46%

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Warren Community School Warren 4% 54%

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15.9x
Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email education@propublica.org.

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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