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Sanford, ME
Public School Ratings




Sanford 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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sanford Public Schools School District details

Sanford Public Schools School District
917 Maine St Suite 200
Sanford, ME 04073

3,215 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

Sanford Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Maine

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.8% of all ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
56%
56%
64%
44%
48%
50%
56%
56%
64%
44%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Carl J Lamb School
233 Shaws Ridge Road
Springvale, ME, 04083
PK-04
Margaret Chase Smith School
248 Twombley Rd
Sanford, ME, 04073
PK-04
Sanford High School
100 Alumni Blvd
Sanford, ME, 04073
09-12
Sanford Middle School
52 Spartan Dr
Sanford, ME, 04073
05-08
Sanford Pride Elementary School
708 Main Street
Sanford, ME, 04073
PK-04
Sanford Regional Technical Center School
100 Alumni Blvd
Sanford, ME, 04073
N-N

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.4% 89.5%
Black 2.2% 4.6%
Hispanic 4.5% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.3% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 35.4% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.9% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,264 $29,785,000 40.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,544 $4,963,000 6.7%
Staff $847 $2,723,000 3.7%
General Administration $407 $1,308,000 1.8%
School Administration $951 $3,057,000 4.1%
Operation $1,683 $5,410,000 7.3%
Transportation $626 $2,014,000 2.7%
Other $174 $560,000 0.8%
Total Support $6,232 $20,035,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,633 $24,539,000 33.0%
Total Expenditures $23,129 $74,359,000 100.0%
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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