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This is a list of school districts in Maine.
Public school systems in Maine are in several types of school administrative units: Cities which have their own School Departments, also known as cities with individual supervision; School Administrative Districts (S.A.D.s) typically made up of 2 or more cities who cooperatively provide education to all of their students; Regional School Units; Community School Districts (C.S.D.s) in which 2 or more cities cooperate to provide education to some or sometimes all grade levels, Unions of Towns, in which two or more school administrative units share a common superintendent but are otherwise separate, and, in unorganized townships, also known as unorganized territory, schools which are run directly by the state.
The 3 Indian reservation school systems function as a union of towns. [1]
School Departments serve a single town or city. Some school systems may style themselves as a "school district," others as a "school department." [2]
School Administrative Districts (S.A.D.s) typically made up of 2 or more municipalities who cooperatively provide education to all of their students. As of 2021 [update], 184 cities and towns were served by 52 S.A.D.s, numbered 1 to 76 with numbers 2, 5, 9, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 34, 36, 38, 39, 43, 47, 48, 50, 56, 62, 66, 67, 69, 71, and 73 skipped. [2]
Starting in 2008, smaller school districts around the state were required to combine into Regional School Units (RSUs) or pay a hefty penalty. [3]
Community School Districts (C.S.D.s) in which 2 or more cities cooperate to provide education to some or sometimes all grade levels. [2]
In Unions of Towns, two or more school administrative units share a common superintendent but are otherwise separate. [4]
The 3 Indian reservation school systems function as a union of towns.
In unorganized townships, also known as unorganized territory, schools which are run directly by the state. [2]