Regional School Unit 71
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Belfast, Searsmont, Swanville, Morrill and Belmont.
At a glance
1,396Students enrolled
7Schools
5Towns served
$20,671Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
57%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
Captain Albert W. Stevens School or East Belfast SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Captain Albert W. Stevens School or East Belfast School or Gladys Weymouth Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Captain Albert W. Stevens School or East Belfast School or Gladys Weymouth Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 2–5
Captain Albert W. Stevens School or Ames Elementary School or Kermit S Nickerson SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Captain Albert W. Stevens School or East Belfast School or Gladys Weymouth Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 5
Captain Albert W. Stevens School or Ames Elementary School or Kermit S Nickerson SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs ME
Math proficiency79%
State average 81.3%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 85%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 86.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$20,671
per student each year · about the ME average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,442’20
1,411’21
1,451’22
1,413’23
1,396’24
Students
White · 89%1,247
Two or more races · 6%85
Hispanic · 3%40
Asian · 1%13
Black · 1%9
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools7 in district
Captain Albert W. Stevens SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 232 students · Belfast
C-PublicAmes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–5 · 122 students · Searsmont
BPublicEast Belfast SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 99 students · Belfast
PublicGladys Weymouth Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 79 students · Morrill
PublicKermit S Nickerson SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 58 students · Swanville
C-PublicTroy A Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 330 students · Belfast
CPublicBelfast Area High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 476 students · Belfast
BPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.