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Baxter Academy For Tech & Sciences School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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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School Overview

Address
185 Lancaster Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone
(207) 699-5500
District
BAXTER ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
370
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Baxter Academy For Tech & Sciences School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

100 80 60 40 20 0
No Data
82%
No Data
83%
No Data
82%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 90 24.3%
Grade 10 96 25.9%
Grade 11 96 25.9%
Grade 12 88 23.8%
Total 370 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.6% 95.6% 90.3%
Black 2.2% 2.2% 4.4%
Hispanic 0.6% 0.6% 3.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.7% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.7% 15.7% 36.7%
Free lunch eligible 13.8% 13.8% 31.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 1.9% 5.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 1,385,340
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 44
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 29.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 28.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 21.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 580,172
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 15.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 12.2%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,007 $2,042,856 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $779 $317,832 7.5%
Staff $32 $13,056 0.3%
General Administration $515 $210,120 5.0%
School Administration $821 $334,968 7.9%
Operation $1,309 $534,072 12.6%
Transportation $581 $237,048 5.6%
Other $708 $288,864 6.8%
Total Support $4,745 $1,935,960 45.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $605 $246,840 5.8%
Total Expenditures $10,358 $4,226,064 100.0%
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%