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Maine Connections Academy School

Serves grades 7 - 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 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
8 Science Park Road
Scarborough, ME 04074
Phone
(207) 805-3254
District
Maine Connections Academy
County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
466
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.4% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Maine Connections Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
56%
56%
78%
64%
33%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
21
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 45 9.7%
Grade 8 68 14.6%
Grade 9 103 22.1%
Grade 10 98 21.0%
Grade 11 72 15.5%
Grade 12 80 17.2%
Total 466 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.3% 93.3% 89.5%
Black 2.5% 2.5% 4.6%
Hispanic 2.0% 2.0% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.1% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.8% 40.8% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 35.6% 35.6% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 5.2% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 1,385,340
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 45
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 $6,227 $2,902,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $397 $185,000 3.6%
Staff $1,242 $579,000 11.2%
General Administration $474 $221,000 4.3%
School Administration $1,275 $594,000 11.5%
Operation $343 $160,000 3.1%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $609 $284,000 5.5%
Total Support $4,341 $2,023,000 39.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $476 $222,000 4.3%
Total Expenditures $11,045 $5,147,000 100.0%
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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