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Bangor 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Bangor Public Schools School District details

Bangor Public Schools School District
73 Harlow Street
Bangor, ME 04401

3,454 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Bangor Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.1% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.8% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
61%
56%
66%
64%
56%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abraham Lincoln School
45 Forest Avenue
Bangor, ME, 04401
PK-03
Bangor High School
885 Broadway
Bangor, ME, 04401
09-12
Downeast School
100 Moosehead Blvd
Bangor, ME, 04401
PK-03
Fairmount School
58 Thirteenth Street
Bangor, ME, 04401
04-05
Fourteenth Street School
224 Fourteenth Street
Bangor, ME, 04401
PK-03
Fruit Street School
175 Fruit Street
Bangor, ME, 04401
PK-03
James F. Doughty School
143 Fifth Street
Bangor, ME, 04401
06-08
Mary Snow School
435 Broadway
Bangor, ME, 04401
04-05
Vine Street School
66 Vine Street
Bangor, ME, 04401
PK-03
William S. Cohen School
304 Garland Street
Bangor, ME, 04401
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.8% 89.5%
Black 3.4% 4.6%
Hispanic 5.6% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.0% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,594 $33,138,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,316 $4,546,000 7.2%
Staff $1,532 $5,293,000 8.4%
General Administration $402 $1,389,000 2.2%
School Administration $825 $2,851,000 4.5%
Operation $2,905 $10,033,000 15.9%
Transportation $480 $1,658,000 2.6%
Other $197 $680,000 1.1%
Total Support $7,658 $26,450,000 41.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,058 $3,654,000 5.8%
Total Expenditures $18,310 $63,242,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,878 $1,719,893,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,292 $225,026,000 6.4%
Staff $1,010 $175,940,000 5.0%
General Administration $623 $108,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $933 $162,369,000 4.6%
Operation $2,119 $368,955,000 10.4%
Transportation $758 $131,925,000 3.7%
Other $247 $43,075,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,983 $1,215,777,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $602,867,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $20,323 $3,538,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%