Regional School Unit 18
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade
Public schools for Oakland, Sidney, China, Belgrade and Rome.
At a glance
2,554Students enrolled
8Schools
5Towns served
$14,886Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
39%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 proficiency88%
State average 81.3%
Reading / language arts89%
State average 85%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
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
$14,886
per student each year · 28% below the ME average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,545’20
2,633’21
2,599’22
2,586’23
2,554’24
Students
White · 93%2,366
Hispanic · 3%73
Two or more races · 3%69
Black · 1%28
Asian · 1%13
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools8 in district
James H Bean SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 300 students · Sidney
APublicChina Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 242 students · China
B+PublicBelgrade Central SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 236 students · Belgrade
C+PublicWilliams Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 222 students · Oakland
APublicRalph M Atwood Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 194 students · Oakland
PublicMessalonskee Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 495 students · Oakland
BPublicChina Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 170 students · China
B+PublicMessalonskee High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 695 students · Oakland
A-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.