South Portland Public Schools
South Portland Public Schools is a public school district based in South Portland, Maine, serving 2,816 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 61 Maine districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 402 students each, more than the Maine median of 365. It spends about $20,076 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Maine median. It has roughly 10.0 students per teacher.
How South Portland compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | South Portland | Maine median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $20,076 | $16,875 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $11,852 | $9,616 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $67.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $65.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 283 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 640 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.0 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 217 | 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 | 2,833 | 5 | $16,494 | 13.0 | #11 |
| South Portland Public SchoolsSouth Portland · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge Unified District (4442)Coolidge, AZ | 2,815 | $10,522 | 18.0 |
| New Prairie United School CorporationNew Carlisle, IN | 2,815 | $8,720 | 18.2 |
| Celina CityCelina, OH | 2,815 | $12,885 | 15.6 |
| Geneva CountyGeneva, AL | 2,814 | $10,209 | 17.3 |
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-south-portland-public-schools