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Portland, ME public schools

Enrollment, school count, staffing and per-pupil spending for Portland Public Schools — federal education data, not a star rating.

Quick answer

Portland Public Schools is the primary public district for Portland, ME. It enrolls 6,476 students in 17 schools with 613 full-time-equivalent teachers, and spends $21,508 per pupil, 24% above the $17,320 median across the metros covered here.

Students enrolled
6,476NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22
Schools in the district
17Operating school count
Students per teacher
10.6Enrollment ÷ FTE teachers, not class size
Spending per pupil
$21,508Total current expenditure, FY2020

Who pays for schools in Portland

Where the district's money comes from, FY2020.

Local revenue
66.2%
$96,058,000
State revenue
20.1%
$29,138,000
Federal revenue
13.7%
$19,947,000

Local revenue is mostly property tax, which is why the Portland property tax rate and school funding move together. Of every dollar spent, about 53 cents reaches instruction — teacher salaries, benefits and classroom materials — with the rest covering transport, buildings, food service and administration.

What this data covers

Read this before comparing districts.

Figures describe Portland Public Schools (LEAID 2309930) as a whole, not any individual school. Charter schools authorised outside the district, private schools and regional vocational schools are not included. Where a city is served by a county-wide district, the county district is used and its catchment is wider than the city limits. Enrollment is from the 2021-22 NCES collection; money is from the FY2020 Census school finance survey, which is the most recent complete national release — the two years do not line up exactly, so per-pupil spending is a stable indicator rather than a current budget line.

Other Portland data on this site.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data + Census F-33, via Urban Institute Education Data · rates as published for 2021-22 / FY2020

NCES LEAID 2309930. Finance figures are Census Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) totals as redistributed by the Urban Institute Education Data API.