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.

