Miseducation | Regional School Unit 21 | ProPublica

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Miseducation » Maine

Regional School Unit 21

177 Alewive Road, Kennebunk, ME 04043

2,275 Students | 187 Teachers | 6 Schools

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District Composition
2% Black
1% Hispanic
92% White
3% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
1% 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.

Discipline

9.3x 

Black students are 9.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

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 students of Two or More Races 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
2% Hispanic
92% White
4% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
2% Two or More Races

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races


Gifted & Talented Composition
93% White
4% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
3% Two or More Races

White

Asian

Two+ Races

This District

State

Students

8% Nonwhite Students

District Avg: 8%

State Avg: 10%

0

100%

22% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

District Avg: 22%

State Avg: 46%

0

100%

> 95%

Highest 10% in the state

High School Graduation Rate

District Avg: > 95%

State Avg: 87%

0

100%

17% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

118 students

District Avg: 17%

State Avg: 16%

0

100%

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

148 students

District Avg: 7%

State Avg: 6%

0

100%

25% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

172 students

District Avg: 25%

State Avg: 26%

0

100%

31%

Highest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in Physics

210 students

District Avg: 31%

State Avg: 12%

0

100%

31%

Highest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

207 students

District Avg: 31%

State Avg: 14%

0

100%

38%

Highest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in in Geometry

256 students

District Avg: 38%

State Avg: 19%

0

100%

47%

Highest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in Biology

321 students

District Avg: 47%

State Avg: 26%

0

100%

16% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

109 students

District Avg: 16%

State Avg: 19%

0

100%

9% Students Enrolled in Calculus

59 students

District Avg: 9%

State Avg: 5%

0

100%

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

55 students

District Avg: 2%

State Avg: 2%

0

100%

Teachers & Resources

12.2 Students for Every Teacher

12.2

District Avg

12

State Avg

4% Inexperienced Teachers

District Avg: 4%

State Avg: 9%

0

100%

37% Chronically Absent Teachers

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

District Avg: 37%

State Avg: 27%

0

100%

23

Highest 10% in the state

Average Number of AP Courses per School

23

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

1

Highest 10% in the state

School 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
15% Black
85% White

Black

White


Expulsion Composition
100% White

White

This District

State

Students

13 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

13

District Total

6,807

State Total

12 Total In-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

12

District Total

5,540

State Total

2 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

2

District Total

204

State Total
Outcomes & Resources

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

11

District Avg

43.8

State Avg

4.5Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

4.5

District Avg

2.8

State Avg

0 Total Arrests

0

District Total

56

State Total

0 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0

District Total

833

State Total

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0

District Avg

0

State Avg

0.9

Highest 10% in the state

Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

0.9

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
  • Phillip Potenziano
  • (207) 985-1100
  • 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

Kennebunk Elementary School Kennebunk 8% 25%

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Kennebunk High School Kennebunk 8% 18% Greater than 95%

Not available

Over 20x
Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch Kennebunkport 9% 19%

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Middle School of the Kennebunks Kennebunk 8% 19%

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Mildred L Day School Arundel 4% 32%

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Sea Road School Kennebunk 11% 26%

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Kennebunk Elementary School Kennebunk 8% 25%

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Kennebunk High School Kennebunk 8% 18% Greater than 95%

Not available

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Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch Kennebunkport 9% 19%

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Middle School of the Kennebunks Kennebunk 8% 19%

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Mildred L Day School Arundel 4% 32%

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Sea Road School Kennebunk 11% 26%

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Kennebunk Elementary School Kennebunk 8% 25%

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Kennebunk High School Kennebunk 8% 18% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch Kennebunkport 9% 19%

Not Available

Not available

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Middle School of the Kennebunks Kennebunk 8% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mildred L Day School Arundel 4% 32%

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Sea Road School Kennebunk 11% 26%

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Kennebunk Elementary School Kennebunk 8% 25%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennebunk High School Kennebunk 8% 18% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch Kennebunkport 9% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Middle School of the Kennebunks Kennebunk 8% 19%

Not Available

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Mildred L Day School Arundel 4% 32%

Not Available

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Sea Road School Kennebunk 11% 26%

Not Available

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Kennebunk Elementary School Kennebunk 8% 25%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennebunk High School Kennebunk 8% 18% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch Kennebunkport 9% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Middle School of the Kennebunks Kennebunk 8% 19%

Not Available

Not available

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Mildred L Day School Arundel 4% 32%

Not Available

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Sea Road School Kennebunk 11% 26%

Not Available

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Not available

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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