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Dedham School

Serves grades PK - 8

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

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School Overview

Address
2065 Main Road
Dedham, ME 04429
Phone
(207) 843-6498
District
Dedham Public Schools
County
HANCOCK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
148
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.1% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Dedham School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
56%
84%
64%
66%
48%
    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
10
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 pk 12 8.1%
Kindergarten 11 7.4%
Grade 1 14 9.5%
Grade 2 18 12.2%
Grade 3 12 8.1%
Grade 4 23 15.5%
Grade 5 13 8.8%
Grade 6 14 9.5%
Grade 7 14 9.5%
Grade 8 17 11.5%
Total 148 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.3% 97.0% 89.5%
Black 2.1% 1.5% 4.6%
Hispanic 0.7% 1.0% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.2% 14.2% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 12.8% 12.8% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 1.4% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,630 1,385,340
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 41.4 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.5% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.1% 29.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 39.0% 28.3%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 21.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 675 580,172
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.5% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.1% 15.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 25.9% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.5% 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,837 $1,785,000 41.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $158,000 3.7%
Staff $396 $80,000 1.9%
General Administration $748 $151,000 3.5%
School Administration $663 $134,000 3.1%
Operation $2,842 $574,000 13.4%
Transportation $584 $118,000 2.7%
Other $15 $3,000 0.1%
Total Support $6,030 $1,218,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,396 $1,292,000 30.1%
Total Expenditures $21,262 $4,295,000 100.0%
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%

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