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School Administrative District 29

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School Administrative District 29 is located in northeast Maine. School Administrative District 29 has 152.37 square miles of land area and 0.49 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total School Administrative District 29 population is 7,911. School Administrative District 29 median household income is $36,471 in 2010-2014. School Administrative District 29 median house value is $88,500 in 2010-2014. On average, School Administrative District 29 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (31 out of 118, top 26%) Elementary/Middle School: (48 out of 150, top 32%)* Rank: #140
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	7,911 (2010-2014), rank #64
Population Growth	-3.02% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	51.76/sq mi, rank #87
Median Household Income:	$36,471 at 2010-2014—16.28% increase since 2005-2009, rank #175
Median House Price:	$88,500 at 2010-2014—11.88% increase since 2005-2009, rank #193
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	152.37 sq mi, rank #44
Water Area:	0.49 sq mi (0.32%), rank #216
State:	Maine
County:	Aroostook County
City:	Monticello, Houlton
Zip:	04760, 04730

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School Administrative District 29 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

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Houlton ME, 04730, Aroostook County

Phone: 207-532-6555

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,298	1,301	1,287	1,305	1,277	1,321	1,292
English Language Learner Students:	0	2	0	3	2	NA	3
Total Teachers:	100.98	99.29	101.66	104.90	114.80	104.40	105.60
Prekindergarten:	4.00	2.97	3.00	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.60
Kindergarten:	3.17	4.13	4.17	4.50	5.00	4.20	4.50
Elementary:	69.09	66.40	67.31	69.60	74.60	68.10	68.90
Secondary:	24.72	25.79	27.18	27.30	31.70	28.60	28.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	114.67	105.08	122.40	113.90	132.60	134.60	142.80
Instructional Aides:	44.99	38.10	40.80	48.40	46.90	46.60	52.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	3.00	0.00	2.00	4.10	2.70	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.99	4.00	2.00	2.70	2.30	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	1.00	0.00	1.30	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.99	4.00	NA	2.70	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	1.98	4.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	1.70	3.60	1.80	1.80	1.80	3.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	0.00	2.00	3.00	4.40	3.00
District Administrative Support:	5.02	5.03	NA	5.00	8.00	8.00	11.00
School Administrators:	5.65	5.44	8.60	4.20	5.10	5.00	3.40
School Administrative Support:	5.00	5.00	NA	5.00	6.00	6.00	18.00
Student Support Services:	4.57	4.31	1.60	6.60	10.20	10.40	9.00
Other Support Services:	38.44	36.53	59.80	34.90	42.80	45.40	37.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.85	13.10	12.66	12.44	11.12	12.65	12.23

Schools

Houlton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	60 South St, Houlton ME 04730
Houlton High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	7 Bird St, Houlton ME 04730
Houlton Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	7 Bird St, Houlton ME 04730
Houlton Southside School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	65 South St, Houlton ME 04730
Wellington School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	No Physical Location Available, Monticello ME 04760

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEA Test
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55%	66%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	65%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	67%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	55%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	47%	54%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59%	58%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	79%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	35%	53%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51%	62%
MHSA Test
2010	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	53%	46%
2011	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	55%	49%
2012	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	44%	46%
2013	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	52%	48%
2010	Reading	End of course	% met std	53%	48%
2011	Reading	End of course	% met std	48%	50%
2012	Reading	End of course	% met std	53%	47%
2013	Reading	End of course	% met std	52%	48%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	43%	41%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	42%	44%
2012	Science	End of course	% met std	40%	45%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	38%	41%
2010	Writing	End of course	% met std	52%	47%
2011	Writing	End of course	% met std	48%	45%
2012	Writing	End of course	% met std	41%	47%
2013	Writing	End of course	% met std	49%	44%
NECAP Test
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	62%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	61%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	62%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	73%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	62%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	60%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	66%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	66%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59%	64%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54%	60%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	64%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	62%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	41%	43%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46%	41%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61%	45%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	63%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58%	65%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	64%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89%	72%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	60%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54%	58%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	61%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46%	59%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74%	66%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55%	59%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	54%	59%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	60%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	61%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	73%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50%	53%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	55%	51%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70%	58%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$14,174,000	$11,013		$14,850,000	$11,379		$15,538,000	$12,168
Federal:	$1,795,000	$1,395	12.7%	$2,030,000	$1,556	13.7%	$2,606,000	$2,041	16.8%
State:	$9,610,000	$7,467	67.8%	$9,780,000	$7,494	65.9%	$9,793,000	$7,669	63.0%
Local:	$2,769,000	$2,152	19.5%	$3,040,000	$2,330	20.5%	$3,139,000	$2,458	20.2%
Total Expenditures:	$14,944,000	$11,611		$16,079,000	$12,321		$15,569,000	$12,192
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,414,000	$10,423		$14,711,000	$11,273		$14,008,000	$10,969
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,468,000	$6,580	63.1%	$8,305,000	$6,364	56.5%	$7,712,000	$6,039	55.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,064,000	$827	7.9%	$1,037,000	$795	7.0%	$992,000	$777	7.1%
Administration:	$1,267,000	$984	9.4%	$1,581,000	$1,211	10.7%	$1,624,000	$1,272	11.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,615,000	$2,032	19.5%	$3,788,000	$2,903	25.7%	$3,680,000	$2,882	26.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$298,000	$232		$279,000	$214		$490,000	$384
Construction:	$0	$0		$59,000	$45		$109,000	$85
Total Other:	$260,000	$202		$223,000	$171		$215,000	$168
Interest on Debt:	$248,000	$193		$163,000	$125		$164,000	$128

Total Salary:	$8,032,000	$6,241		$8,007,000	$6,136		$7,815,000	$6,120
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,685,000	$4,417	70.8%	$5,439,000	$4,168	67.9%	$5,296,000	$4,147	67.8%
Other Salary:	$2,347,000	$1,824	29.2%	$2,568,000	$1,968	32.1%	$2,519,000	$1,973	32.2%
Total Benefit:	$3,069,000	$2,385		$3,208,000	$2,458		$2,913,000	$2,281
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,225,000	$1,729	72.5%	$2,233,000	$1,711	69.6%	$2,011,000	$1,575	69.0%
Other Benefit:	$844,000	$656	27.5%	$975,000	$747	30.4%	$902,000	$706	31.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	84.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	15.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	15.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,171.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$28,320.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$30,897.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$36,292.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$43,285.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$45,694.0

* School Administrative District 29 was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.