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Saco 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

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Saco Public Schools School District details

Saco Public Schools School District
90 Beach Street
Saco, ME 04072

2,713 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Saco Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.4% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
82%
86%
83%
86%
82%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
C K Burns School
135 Middle Street
Saco, ME, 04072
03-05
Governor John Fairfield School
75 Beach Street
Saco, ME, 04072
KG-02
Saco Middle School
40 Buxton Road
Saco, ME, 04072
06-08
Saco Pre-K School
5 Willey Rd.
Saco, ME, 04072
PK-PK
Young School
36 Tasker St
Saco, ME, 04072
PK-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.0% 90.3%
Black 4.3% 4.4%
Hispanic 2.6% 3.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.1% 36.7%
Free lunch eligible 18.8% 31.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.2% 5.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,530 $19,701,630 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,492 $2,791,532 6.2%
Staff $848 $1,586,608 3.5%
General Administration $819 $1,532,349 3.4%
School Administration $759 $1,420,089 3.1%
Operation $1,119 $2,093,649 4.6%
Transportation $799 $1,494,929 3.3%
Other $205 $383,555 0.8%
Total Support $6,041 $11,302,711 24.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,683 $14,374,893 31.7%
Total Expenditures $24,253 $45,377,363 100.0%
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%