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Sanford Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sanford Public Schools School District details

Sanford Public Schools School District
917 Maine St Suite 200
Sanford, ME 04073

3,167 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Sanford Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.7% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
82%
78%
83%
78%
82%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Carl J Lamb School
233 Shaws Ridge Road
Springvale, ME, 04083
KG-04
Margaret Chase Smith School
248 Twombley Rd
Sanford, ME, 04073
PK-04
Sanford High School
100 Alumni Blvd
Sanford, ME, 04073
09-12
Sanford Middle School
52 Spartan Dr
Sanford, ME, 04073
05-08
Sanford Pride Elementary School
708 Main Street
Sanford, ME, 04073
KG-04
Sanford Regional Technical Center School
100 Alumni Blvd
Sanford, ME, 04073
N-N

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.6% 90.3%
Black 1.9% 4.4%
Hispanic 3.6% 3.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.0% 36.7%
Free lunch eligible 34.4% 31.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.5% 5.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,186 $26,448,966 36.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,457 $4,707,567 6.5%
Staff $560 $1,809,360 2.5%
General Administration $377 $1,218,087 1.7%
School Administration $920 $2,972,520 4.1%
Operation $1,297 $4,190,607 5.8%
Transportation $610 $1,970,910 2.7%
Other $147 $474,957 0.7%
Total Support $5,368 $17,344,008 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,855 $28,610,505 39.5%
Total Expenditures $22,408 $72,400,248 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,013 $1,557,312,775 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,171 $202,240,927 6.5%
Staff $757 $130,713,784 4.2%
General Administration $584 $100,966,397 3.3%
School Administration $887 $153,312,959 4.9%
Operation $1,572 $271,525,927 8.8%
Transportation $761 $131,487,161 4.2%
Other $213 $36,725,172 1.2%
Total Support $5,944 $1,026,977,106 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,977 $514,438,405 16.6%
Total Expenditures $17,934 $3,098,714,625 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%