Maine School Administrative District 51

What Maine School Administrative District 51 does

Maine School Administrative District 51 (MSAD #51) is a public K-12 school administrative district that serves approximately 2,150 PK-12 students from the towns of Cumberland and North Yarmouth, Maine. The district operates a one-campus educational model anchored by five schools: Greely High School (grades 9-12), Greely Middle School 6-8, Greely Middle School 4-5, Mabel I. Wilson School (PK-3), and the Greely Center for the Arts, with the new Carolyn F. Small School (PK-1) under construction for August 2027 completion. Educational offerings include a college preparatory curriculum, International Baccalaureate program, Digital Citizenship instruction, and comprehensive athletics. The district is governed by an elected School Board and operates as a government state entity rather than a commercial enterprise.

The district's revenue model is non-commercial: MSAD #51 is funded primarily through local property taxes levied on the two constituent towns, supplemented by Maine Department of Education state aid and voter-approved bond measures for capital projects. The 2026-27 operating budget is $56,767,888, with a separate $53,492,000 One Campus Project bond approved by voters in June 2024. There is no commercial pricing model, and enrollment is residency-based rather than market-driven. Technology infrastructure is conventional K-12 administrative tooling: PowerSchool for the student information system (grades, attendance, enrollment), Edlio as the website content management platform for msad51.org, Google Workspace for internal productivity and community-facing forms, and Google reCAPTCHA for form security. No AI/ML capabilities, proprietary models, or technology productization are evident in the district's stack.

MSAD #51's strategic posture is defined by capital expansion rather than commercial growth. The district's 2026-27 budget allocates 73.47% directly to classroom expenditures (above the state average of 69.24%), and operational costs under the One Campus plan are cited as 44% lower than the rejected 80 Gray Road alternative. Recent strategic moves include the June 2024 voter-approved One Campus bond, construction of the Carolyn F. Small School (topped out June 2026), the August 2025 launch of a PFAS-free artificial turf field, and an August 2026 bell-to-bell PK-12 student cell phone ban under Maine LD 1234. Leadership is headed by Superintendent Jeff Porter, with Scott Poulin as Director of Finance, Human Resources & Operations, and Mar-E Trebilcock as Director of Academic Services.

Name

Maine School Administrative District 51

Legal name

Maine School Administrative District 51

Website

https://msad51.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Maine School Administrative District 51 is a public K-12 school district serving approximately 2,150 PK-12 students in Cumberland and North Yarmouth, Maine, operating a one-campus model with five schools. It is funded by local property taxes and state aid, with a 2026-27 budget of $56.8M and a $53.5M One Campus capital expansion underway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH), K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district administration
• PreK-12 education services
• Public school facilities
• Secondary education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cumberland Center

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MSAD #51 is a public PK-12 school district that delivers comprehensive K-12 education to approximately 2,150 students residing in Cumberland and North Yarmouth, Maine. Its core offerings include four schools spanning pre-kindergarten through grade 12, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, athletics, arts programs, nutrition services, and adult/community education. The district also operates the Greely Center for the Arts as a community venue and is consolidating all schools onto a single Cumberland campus through the One Campus Project.

Product overview

MSAD #51 is a public school district serving the towns of Cumberland and North Yarmouth, Maine. The district operates a portfolio of schools including Greely High School (grades 9-12), Greely Middle School 6-8, Greely Middle School 4-5, Mabel I. Wilson School (grades PK-3), and the Greely Center for the Arts. The district is currently undergoing major transformation through its One Campus Project, which consolidates facilities onto a single campus and includes construction of the new Carolyn F. Small School for PreK-1 students. Educational programs include college preparatory academics, International Baccalaureate, Digital Citizenship, and comprehensive athletics. The district serves approximately 2,150 students with a focus on college and career readiness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Greely High School

Quantifiable outcome

• Project cost of $53.5 million for new elementary school is 35% lower than the previous $74.6 million Gray Road proposal
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Edlio: Provider of the website content management platform powering msad51.org and many peer school districts. Functions as a vendor/ecosystem enabler for district communications and website operations.
• Maine Department of Education: State-level education oversight and funding authority that administers state aid, ESSA reporting, and policy frameworks governing MSAD #51 and every other Maine public K-12 district. Functions as regulator, funder, and standards-setter rather than a competitor.
• PowerSchool Group: Provider of the student information system (PowerSchool SIS) used by MSAD #51 for grades, attendance, and enrollment management. Functions as a key vendor/integrator to the district's technology infrastructure rather than a peer educator.

Direct peers

• Cape Elizabeth School Department: Public K-12 school district serving Cape Elizabeth, another affluent Greater Portland suburb. Similar enrollment scale, per-pupil spending profile, and capital planning cadence make it directly comparable to MSAD #51 on academic outcomes and facilities investment.
• Gorham School Department: Public K-12 school district serving Gorham, Maine, also in Greater Portland. Comparable enrollment scale and growth trajectory, suburban tax-base funding model, and recent capital project activity make it a close structural peer to MSAD #51.
• Yarmouth School Department: Public K-12 school district serving Yarmouth, Maine. Comparable suburban Cumberland County district with similar enrollment size, single-campus configuration, and reliance on local property tax funding. Operates as a municipal school department parallel to MSAD #51's SAD structure.
• Scarborough School District: Public K-12 school district serving the Town of Scarborough, Maine, in the same Greater Portland labor market as MSAD #51. Directly comparable on suburban Maine public school district profile, enrollment growth dynamics, facilities capital programs, and state-aid funding model.
• Regional School Unit 5 (Freeport/Pownal/Yarmouth-area): Regional School Unit serving communities just northeast of MSAD #51 in the Maine mid-coast region. Operates the same Maine SAD/RSU governance structure, with multi-town tax base, state-aid funding, and consolidated K-12 facilities analogous to MSAD #51's model.
• Falmouth School Department: Public K-12 school district serving Falmouth, Maine - an affluent Greater Portland suburb with demographic profile, enrollment scale, and tax-base funding closely mirroring Cumberland/North Yarmouth. Operates similar school-choice, athletics, and capital project structures.

Broad incumbents

• Portland Public Schools: Public K-12 school district serving the City of Portland, the largest district in the region. While structurally and demographically different from MSAD #51 (urban, larger, more diverse), it operates the same Maine public school funding model and serves as the dominant regional reference point for academic programming, special education services, and facilities standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@msad5142/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/msad51
• Instagraminstagram.com/msad_51
• Xx.com/miwmsad51

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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