School Administrative District 53
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade
Elementary and middle schools for Pittsfield, Burnham and Detroit.
At a glance
578Students enrolled
3Schools
3Towns served
$13,819Spent per student
10:1Student–teacher ratio
60%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based 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 proficiency75%
State average 81.3%
Reading / language arts78%
State average 85%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$13,819
per student each year · 33% below the ME average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
578’20
577’21
595’22
590’23
578’24
Students
White · 92%530
Two or more races · 4%24
Hispanic · 3%19
Black · 1%3
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1
Asian · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Vickery SchoolElementary · Grades 1–4 · 239 students · Pittsfield
DPublicManson Park SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 80 students · Pittsfield
PublicWarsaw Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 259 students · Pittsfield
C-PublicSchool 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.