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Gorham Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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

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Gorham Public Schools School District details

Gorham Public Schools School District
75 South St.
Gorham, ME 04038

2,761 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Gorham Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.4% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
82%
91%
83%
90%
82%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Gorham High School
41 Morrill Avenue
Gorham, ME, 04038
09-12
Gorham Middle School
106 Weeks Road
Gorham, ME, 04038
06-08
Great Falls Elementary School
73 Justice Way
Gorham, ME, 04038
KG-05
Narragansett Elementary School
284 Main Street
Gorham, ME, 04038
KG-05
Village Elementary School-Gorham School
12 Robie Street
Gorham, ME, 04038
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.1% 90.3%
Black 2.1% 4.4%
Hispanic 2.9% 3.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.5% 36.7%
Free lunch eligible 12.1% 31.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 5.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,658 $24,242,400 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,249 $3,497,200 8.2%
Staff $718 $2,010,400 4.7%
General Administration $539 $1,509,200 3.5%
School Administration $823 $2,304,400 5.4%
Operation $1,073 $3,004,400 7.0%
Transportation $606 $1,696,800 4.0%
Other $170 $476,000 1.1%
Total Support $5,177 $14,495,600 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,470 $4,116,000 9.6%
Total Expenditures $15,305 $42,854,000 100.0%
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%