Regional school unit
A regional school unit is a type of school district in Maine.
They were created starting in 2008 pursuant to a change in Maine Law that attempted to save on administrative costs by consolidating Maine's many school districts into larger districts. This change was championed by Governor John Baldacci.
Despite a deadline of January 30, 2009, many voters rejected their local school consolidation plans, citing issues such as loss of local control and higher costs due to bringing lower-paid teachers up to parity. For example, Brewer faced an annual loss of $244,000 in state subsidies for rejecting the consolidation plan, but potentially a loss of $2.74 million in increased salaries over the first 3 years if it had been approved.
, 77 RSUs had been formed.
List of RSUs
- RSU 1 - LKRSU – Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Woolwich
- RSU 2 – Dresden, Farmingdale, Hallowell, Monmouth, Richmond
- RSU 3 – Brooks, Freedom, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Monroe, Montville, Thorndike, Troy, Unity, Waldo
- RSU 4 – Litchfield, Sabattus, Wales
- RSU 5 – Durham, Freeport, Pownal
- RSU 6 – Buxton, Frye Island, Hollis, Limington, Standish
- RSU 7 – North Haven
- RSU 8 – Vinalhaven
- RSU 9 – Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks, Temple, Vienna, Weld, Wilton
- RSU 10 – Buckfield, Hanover, Hartford, Mexico, Roxbury, Rumford, Sumner
- RSU 11 – Gardiner, Pittston, Randolph, West Gardiner
- RSU 12 – Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Westport, Whitefield, Windsor
- RSU 13 – Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston, Thomaston
- RSU 14 – Raymond, Windham
- RSU 15 – Gray, New Gloucester
- RSU 16 – Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland
- RSU 17 – Harrison, Hebron, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, Waterford, West Paris
- RSU 18 – Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome, Sidney
- RSU 19 – Corinna, Dixmont, Etna, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra, Plymouth, Saint Albans
- RSU 20 – Searsport, Stockton Springs
- RSU 21 – Arundel, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport
- RSU 22 – Frankfort, Hampden, Newburgh, Winterport
- RSU 23 – Old Orchard Beach
- RSU 24 – Eastbrook, Franklin, Gouldsboro, Mariaville, Sorrento, Steuben, Sullivan, Waltham, Winter Harbor
- RSU 25 – Bucksport, Orland, Prospect, Verona
- RSU 26 – Orono
- RSU 28 – Camden, Rockport
- RSU 29 – Hammond, Houlton, Littleton, Monticello
- RSU 30 – Lee, Springfield, Webster Plantation, Winn
- RSU 31 – Edinburg, Enfield, Howland, Maxfield, Passadumkeag
- RSU 32 – Ashland, Garfield Plantation, Masardis
- RSU 33 – Frenchville, Saint Agatha
- RSU 34 – Alton, Bradley, Old Town
- RSU 35 – Eliot, South Berwick
- RSU 37 – Addison, Columbia, Columbia Falls, Harrington, Milbridge
- RSU 38 – Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield, Wayne
- RSU 39 – Caribou, Stockholm
- RSU 40 – Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren, Washington
- RSU 41 – Brownville, Lagrange, Milo
- RSU 42 – Blaine, Mars Hill
- RSU 44 – Bethel, Greenwood, Newry, Woodstock
- RSU 45 – Perham, Wade, Washburn
- RSU 49 – Albion, Benton, Clinton, Fairfield
- RSU 50 – Crystal, Dyer Brook, Hersey, Island Falls, Merrill, Oakfield, Smyrna
- RSU 51 – Cumberland, North Yarmouth
- RSU 52 – Greene, Leeds, Turner
- RSU 53 – Burnham, Detroit, Pittsfield
- RSU 54 – Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan, Smithfield
- RSU 55 – Baldwin, Cornish, Hiram, Parsonsfield, Porter
- RSU 56 – Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Peru
- RSU 57 – Alfred, Limerick, Lyman, Newfield, Shapleigh, Waterboro
- RSU 58 – Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Strong
- RSU 59 – Madison
- RSU 60 – Berwick, Lebanon, North Berwick
- RSU 61 – Bridgton, Casco, Naples
- RSU 63 – Clifton, Eddington, Holden
- RSU 64 – Bradford, Corinth, Hudson, Kenduskeag, Stetson
- RSU 65 – Matinicus Isle Plantation
- RSU 67 – Chester, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag
- RSU 68 – Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft, Monson, Sebec
- RSU 70 – Amity, Haynesville, Hodgdon, Linneus, Ludlow, New Limerick
- RSU 71 – Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont, Swanville
- RSU 72 – Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Lovell, Stoneham, Stow, Sweden
- RSU 73 – Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls
- RSU 74 – Anson, Embden, New Portland, Solon
- RSU 75 – Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell, Topsham
- RSU 78 – Dallas Plantation, Magalloway, Rengeley, Rangeley Plantation, Sandy River Plantation
- RSU 79 – Castle Hill, Chapman, Mapleton, Presque Isle, Westfield
- RSU 80 – Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville, Wellington
- RSU 82 – Jackman, Moose River
- RSU 83 – Bingham, Moscow
- RSU 84 – Danforth, Weston
- RSU 85 – Lubec
- RSU 86 – Fort Fairfield
- RSU 87 – Carmel, Levant
- RSU 88 – Cyr Plantation, Hamlin, Van Buren
- RSU 89 – Mount Chase, Patten, Sherman, Stacyville