Understanding How MSAD 11 Costs Are Shared

Understanding How MSAD 11 Costs Are Shared

As residents consider the upcoming MSAD 11 budget vote, it's important to understand how costs are distributed among our communities.

The chart compares:

🔹 The percentage of students residing in each community
🔹 Each community's share of the total district budget

Gardiner

  • 42.31% of district students

  • 16.49% of the total district budget

West Gardiner

  • 29.79% of district students

  • 14.31% of the total district budget

Pittston

  • 18.77% of district students

  • 9.65% of the total district budget

Randolph

  • 9.12% of district students

  • 3.93% of the total district budget

Together, these local municipal assessments account for 44.38% of the total district budget.

The remaining portion of the budget is funded through:

  • State aid

  • Other district revenues

  • Use of unallocated fund balance

Understanding where students live, how schools are funded, and how costs are shared helps provide important context as our communities consider the annual school budget.

Every student. Every community. One strong district.