Lewiston Public Schools
Lewiston Public Schools is a public school district based in Lewiston, Maine, serving 5,313 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 98% of them. Its schools average 664 students each, more than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $16,716 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.1 students per teacher.
How Lewiston compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lewiston | Maine median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,716 | $16,875 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,382 | $9,616 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $100.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $111.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 478 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,095 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 280 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Public SchoolsPortland | 6,555 | 17 | $19,328 | 10.8 | #1 |
| Lewiston Public SchoolsLewiston · this district | 5,313 | 8 | $16,716 | 11.1 | #2 |
| Bangor Public SchoolsBangor | 3,439 | 10 | $17,569 | 12.1 | #3 |
| RSU 06/msad 06Buxton | 3,297 | 8 | $15,864 | 12.1 | #4 |
| Sanford Public SchoolsSanford | 3,250 | 6 | $16,390 | 12.5 | #5 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial School DistrictWarminster, PA | 5,319 | $18,749 | 12.7 |
| Republic R-IIIRepublic, MO | 5,318 | $9,701 | 14.8 |
| Nederland ISDNederland, TX | 5,317 | $10,902 | 14.4 |
| Duchesne DistrictRoosevelt, UT | 5,309 | $10,446 | 19.0 |
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.
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