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Poverty in Maine School Districts

The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates poverty data are released by the Census Bureau and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. The estimates are used to guide the allocation of federal funds to school districts.

This data in this table combines the latest American Community Survey from Census aggregated with federal tax filings, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program statistics and annual and decennial population counts.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau Data released December 12, 2012

District	Grade Range	Total Population	School-age population (age 5 to 17)	School-age population (age 5 to 17) in families in poverty	Percent School-age population (age 5 to 17) of families in poverty
Acton	KG-12	2,460	398	60	15.08
Airline Community School District	PK-12	505	66	8	12.12
Alexander	PK-12	496	59	10	16.95
Appleton	KG-08	1,315	156	27	17.31
Aroostook Unorganized Territory	KG-12	1,559	163	37	22.70
Auburn	PK-12	22,987	3633	696	19.16
Augusta	PK-12	19,099	2416	471	19.50
Baileyville	PK-12	1,511	239	29	12.13
Bancroft	KG-12	68	5	4	80.00
Bangor	PK-12	33,007	4019	852	21.20
Bar Harbor	KG-08	5,250	473	33	6.98
Baring Plantation	KG-12	249	44	13	29.55
Beals	PK-08	505	31	8	25.81
Beaver Cove	KG-12	121	11	2	18.18
Beddington	KG-12	50	3	1	33.33
Biddeford	KG-12	21,392	2827	462	16.34
Blue Hill	KG-12	2,694	369	86	23.31
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District	KG-12	5,249	604	91	15.07
Bowerbank	KG-12	115	8	1	12.50
Bremen	9-12	801	41	5	12.20
Brewer	PK-12	9,474	1399	198	14.15
Bridgewater	KG-12	607	100	26	26.00
Bristol	KG-12	2,736	325	60	18.46
Brooklin	PK-12	826	115	27	23.48
Brooksville	PK-12	937	107	10	9.35
Brunswick	KG-12	20,330	2850	365	12.81
Calais	PK-12	3,102	449	125	27.84
Cape Elizabeth	KG-12	9,038	1832	102	5.57
Caratunk	KG-12	69	3	2	66.67
Carrabassett Valley	KG-12	777	108	26	24.07
Carroll Plantation	KG-12	153	25	5	20.00
Castine	KG-12	1,370	83	6	7.23
Caswell	PK-12	304	50	12	24.00
Charlotte	PK-12	330	57	11	19.30
Chebeague Island	KG-12	339	39	2	5.13
Cooper	KG-12	153	19	5	26.32
Coplin Plantation	KG-12	166	21	4	19.05
Cranberry Isles	KG-12	141	20	6	30.00
Crawford	KG-12	104	16	4	25.00
Cutler	PK-12	504	80	21	26.25
Damariscotta	9-12	2,203	110	19	17.27
Deblois	KG-12	57	8	3	37.50
Dedham	PK-12	1,686	229	17	7.42
Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District	KG-12	3,027	360	57	15.83
Dennistown Plantation	KG-12	33	3	1	33.33
Dennysville	KG-12	340	57	19	33.33
Drew Plantation	KG-12	46	9	2	22.22
East Machias	PK-12	1,356	218	62	28.44
East Millinocket	KG-12	1,721	275	61	22.18
East Range Community School District	KG-12	259	45	11	24.44
Easton	PK-12	1,280	215	75	34.88
Eastport	PK-12	1,322	146	32	21.92
Edgecomb	KG-12	1,241	215	46	21.40
Falmouth	KG-12	11,214	2338	101	4.32
Fayette	PK-12	1,138	158	16	10.13
Five Town Community School District	9-12	13,186	704	114	16.19
Franklin Unorganized Territory	KG-12	1,025	156	29	18.59
Frenchboro	KG-12	61	15	2	13.33
Georgetown	PK-12	1,039	134	14	10.45
Gilead	KG-12	209	24	4	16.67
Glenwood Plantation	KG-12	3	0	0	0.00
Gorham	KG-12	16,423	2881	241	8.37
Grand Isle	KG-12	464	62	11	17.74
Great Lake Stream Plantation	KG-12	108	8	2	25.00
Great Salt Bay Community School District	KG-08	4,744	407	46	11.30
Greenbush	PK-12	1,490	251	63	25.10
Greenville	PK-12	1,635	199	61	30.65
Hancock Unorganized Territory	KG-12	214	35	4	11.43
Harmony	KG-12	935	144	36	25.00
Hermon	PK-12	5,407	951	78	8.20
Highland Plantation	KG-12	73	14	3	21.43
Hope	KG-08	1,535	184	21	11.41
Indian Island	PK-12	609	124	32	25.81
Indian Township	PK-12	713	172	55	31.98
Isle au Haut	KG-12	73	10	1	10.00
Islesboro	KG-12	565	74	14	18.92
Jefferson	KG-12	2,411	345	49	14.20
Jonesboro	KG-12	579	89	23	25.84
Jonesport	PK-08	1,361	129	41	31.78
Kennebec Unorganized Territory	KG-12	43	7	1	14.29
Kingsbury Plantation	KG-12	28	0	0	0.00
Kittery	KG-12	9,541	1106	109	9.86
Knox Unorganized Territory	KG-12	1	0	0	0.00
Lake View Plantation	KG-12	88	7	1	14.29
Lakeville	KG-12	105	10	1	10.00
Lewiston	PK-12	36,488	5376	1505	27.99
Lincoln Plantation	KG-12	45	2	1	50.00
Lincoln Unorganized Territory	KG-12	1	0	0	0.00
Lincolnville	KG-08	2,162	212	25	11.79
Lisbon	KG-12	8,984	1471	238	16.18
Long Island	KG-12	231	35	6	17.14
Louds Island Unorganized Territory	KG-12	0	0	0	0.00
Lowell	KG-12	358	40	5	12.50
Machias	PK-12	2,206	250	68	27.20
Machiasport	PK-12	1,112	150	41	27.33
Macwahoc Plantation	KG-12	79	8	3	37.50
Madawaska	PK-12	4,013	535	89	16.64
Marshfield	KG-12	518	93	34	36.56
Meddybemps	KG-12	156	19	4	21.05
Medford	KG-12	257	30	9	30.00
Medway	KG-12	1,348	206	34	16.50
Milford	PK-12	3,067	429	50	11.66
Millinocket	KG-12	4,500	538	99	18.40
Monhegan Plantation	KG-12	69	7	1	14.29
Moosabec Community School District	9-12	1,865	88	31	35.23
Mount Desert	KG-08	2,059	162	12	7.41
Mount Desert Community School District	9-12	10,646	454	74	16.30
Nashville Plantation	KG-12	46	7	1	14.29
New Sweden	PK-12	599	85	22	25.88
Newcastle	9-12	1,740	83	6	7.23
Nobleboro	KG-12	1,632	227	44	19.38
Northfield	KG-12	147	18	6	33.33
Orient	KG-12	146	20	8	40.00
Orrington	PK-12	3,730	633	60	9.48
Otis	KG-12	674	84	16	19.05
Oxford Unorganized Territory	KG-12	766	116	17	14.66
Pembroke	PK-12	834	126	22	17.46
Penobscot	KG-12	1,267	131	33	25.19
Penobscot Unorganized Territory	KG-12	1,475	183	55	30.05
Perry	PK-12	883	153	45	29.41
Piscataquis Unorganized Territory	KG-12	770	71	22	30.99
Pleasant Point	PK-12	744	160	48	30.00
Pleasant Ridge Plantation	KG-12	93	14	2	14.29
Portland	PK-12	66,366	7632	1714	22.46
Princeton	PK-12	826	119	36	30.25
Reed Plantation	KG-12	160	16	4	25.00
Regional School Unit 01	PK-12	16,067	2324	425	18.29
Regional School Unit 02	PK-12	14,485	2251	362	16.08
Regional School Unit 04	PK-12	10,092	1644	220	13.38
Regional School Unit 05	PK-12	13,214	2195	262	11.94
Regional School Unit 10	PK-12	19,005	2921	633	21.67
Regional School Unit 12	KG-12	14,773	2250	365	16.22
Regional School Unit 13	KG-12	17,329	2318	484	20.88
Regional School Unit 14	KG-12	21,490	3586	419	11.68
Regional School Unit 16	KG-12	10,986	1876	224	11.94
Regional School Unit 18	PK-12	18,947	3313	327	9.87
Regional School Unit 19	PK-12	15,027	2429	565	23.26
Regional School Unit 20	PK-12	18,105	2760	502	18.19
Regional School Unit 21	KG-12	18,393	2969	185	6.23
Regional School Unit 23	KG-12	29,224	4364	653	14.96
Regional School Unit 24	PK-12	19,446	2791	450	16.12
Regional School Unit 25	PK-12	8,425	1198	203	16.94
Regional School Unit 26	KG-12	16,864	1710	177	10.35
Regional School Unit 34	PK-12	10,213	1351	214	15.84
Regional School Unit 38	PK-12	7,993	1353	109	8.06
Regional School Unit 39	PK-12	10,698	1730	396	22.89
Regional School Unit 50	PK-12	5,331	812	172	21.18
Regional School Unit 73	PK-12	10,112	1685	299	17.74
Regional School Unit 78	KG-12	1,847	235	33	14.04
Robbinston	KG-12	570	103	25	24.27
Roque Bluffs	KG-12	301	40	8	20.00
Sanford	KG-12	20,909	3298	557	16.89
Scarborough	KG-12	18,968	3525	177	5.02
School Administration District 10	KG-12	238	22	6	27.27
School Administrative District 01	PK-12	13,010	1885	460	24.40
School Administrative District 03	PK-12	10,756	1643	367	22.34
School Administrative District 04	KG-12	5,110	719	167	23.23
School Administrative District 06	PK-12	26,023	4293	527	12.28
School Administrative District 07	PK-12	355	49	12	24.49
School Administrative District 08	KG-12	1,170	180	30	16.67
School Administrative District 09	PK-12	17,827	2478	563	22.72
School Administrative District 11	PK-12	13,688	2146	334	15.56
School Administrative District 12	KG-12	1,076	159	19	11.95
School Administrative District 13	KG-12	1,429	198	28	14.14
School Administrative District 14	KG-12	812	112	24	21.43
School Administrative District 15	KG-12	13,337	2135	213	9.98
School Administrative District 17	KG-12	23,549	3795	736	19.39
School Administrative District 19	PK-12	1,350	147	54	36.73
School Administrative District 20	PK-12	3,477	586	181	30.89
School Administrative District 22	PK-12	12,553	2253	172	7.63
School Administrative District 23	PK-12	5,646	961	125	13.01
School Administrative District 24	PK-12	2,480	286	76	26.57
School Administrative District 27	PK-12	6,767	963	139	14.43
School Administrative District 28	KG-08	8,174	817	110	13.46
School Administrative District 29	PK-12	8,055	1311	332	25.32
School Administrative District 30	KG-12	1,821	284	49	17.25
School Administrative District 31	PK-12	3,810	559	107	19.14
School Administrative District 32	PK-12	2,078	279	31	11.11
School Administrative District 33	PK-12	1,824	269	35	13.01
School Administrative District 35	PK-12	13,497	2555	170	6.65
School Administrative District 37	KG-12	5,862	817	218	26.68
School Administrative District 40	KG-12	14,723	2131	346	16.24
School Administrative District 41	KG-12	4,588	732	187	25.55
School Administrative District 42	PK-12	2,207	311	69	22.19
School Administrative District 44	KG-12	5,828	908	200	22.03
School Administrative District 45	PK-12	2,343	370	77	20.81
School Administrative District 46	KG-12	6,573	1063	280	26.34
School Administrative District 49	KG-12	14,953	2523	448	17.76
School Administrative District 51	KG-12	10,807	2306	110	4.77
School Administrative District 52	PK-12	12,375	2220	446	20.09
School Administrative District 53	KG-12	6,211	1110	206	18.56
School Administrative District 54	KG-12	17,176	2820	629	22.30
School Administrative District 55	KG-12	7,959	1352	226	16.72
School Administrative District 57	KG-12	22,258	3842	353	9.19
School Administrative District 58	KG-12	4,314	670	102	15.22
School Administrative District 59	PK-12	6,554	1045	178	17.03
School Administrative District 60	PK-12	17,952	3223	297	9.22
School Administrative District 61	KG-12	14,580	2162	379	17.53
School Administrative District 63	PK-12	6,217	994	91	9.15
School Administrative District 64	KG-12	8,243	1396	229	16.40
School Administrative District 65	KG-12	74	10	1	10.00
School Administrative District 67	KG-12	6,312	1022	194	18.98
School Administrative District 68	PK-12	6,902	1153	257	22.29
School Administrative District 70	PK-12	3,764	563	154	27.35
School Administrative District 72	KG-12	8,324	1427	311	21.79
School Administrative District 74	PK-12	5,201	764	173	22.64
School Administrative District 75	KG-12	19,450	2893	455	15.73
School Administrative District 76	KG-12	333	50	7	14.00
Seboeis Plantation	KG-12	35	1	1	100.00
Sedgwick	KG-12	1,199	188	31	16.49
Shirley	KG-12	231	24	7	29.17
Somerset Unorganized Territory	KG-12	834	95	22	23.16
South Bristol	KG-12	886	101	19	18.81
South Portland	KG-12	25,066	3549	515	14.51
Southport	KG-12	602	60	5	8.33
Southwest Harbor	KG-08	1,769	156	28	17.95
Surry	KG-12	1,470	178	27	15.17
Talmadge	KG-12	64	10	3	30.00
The Forks Plantation	KG-12	37	2	0	0.00
Tremont	KG-08	1,568	131	34	25.95
Trenton	KG-12	1,487	183	27	14.75
Upton	KG-12	113	10	3	30.00
Vanceboro	PK-12	139	22	5	22.73
Vassalboro	KG-12	4,335	724	116	16.02
Waite	KG-12	100	14	5	35.71
Washington Unorganized Territory	KG-12	1,219	176	75	42.61
Waterville	PK-12	15,694	1917	574	29.94
Wells-Ogunquit Community School District	KG-12	10,538	1454	120	8.25
Wesley	KG-12	97	7	2	28.57
West Forks Plantation	KG-12	60	2	0	0.00
Westbrook	PK-12	17,539	2514	495	19.69
Westmanland	KG-12	62	7	2	28.57
Whiting	PK-12	484	85	18	21.18
Whitneyville	KG-12	219	25	7	28.00
Willimantic	KG-12	149	19	5	26.32
Winslow	PK-12	7,778	1310	166	12.67
Winthrop	PK-12	6,081	904	101	11.17
Woodland	KG-12	1,206	178	39	21.91
Woodville	KG-12	248	46	6	13.04
Yarmouth	KG-12	8,370	1526	90	5.90
York	KG-12	12,597	2041	184	9.02