Gorham Public Schools
Gorham Public Schools is a public school district based in Gorham, Maine, serving 2,833 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 567 students each, more than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $16,494 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.
How Gorham compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gorham | Maine median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,494 | $16,875 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,945 | $9,616 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $49.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 218 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 504 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.0 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 258 | 280 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Maine median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Maine
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSU 57/msad 57Waterboro | 2,868 | 7 | $16,393 | 12.1 | #9 |
| Scarborough Public SchoolsScarborough | 2,865 | 6 | $18,515 | 10.8 | #10 |
| Gorham Public SchoolsGorham · this district | 2,833 | 5 | $16,494 | 13.0 | #11 |
| South Portland Public SchoolsSouth Portland | 2,816 | 7 | $20,076 | 10.0 | #12 |
| RSU 60/msad 60North Berwick | 2,801 | 7 | $16,920 | 11.6 | #13 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearsley Community School DistrictFlint, MI | 2,834 | $10,869 | 16.5 |
| Holmdel Township School DistrictHolmdel, NJ | 2,833 | $24,628 | 10.3 |
| Pelham Union Free School DistrictPelham, NY | 2,833 | $24,936 | 11.7 |
| Ephrata School DistrictEphrata, WA | 2,833 | $13,348 | 18.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-me-gorham-public-schools