School district · Maine

Biddeford Public Schools

Biddeford Public Schools in Maine: 6 public schools with 2,433 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,426 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,433
Students per teacher
10.9
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,426
ME $20.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
223
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
487
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maine's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maine: 65%

58%proficient

−3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

1,013 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maine: 50%

40%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

1,028 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.0K15
$13.7K16
$14.1K17
$14.6K18
$15.1K19
$14.9K20
$18.0K21
$18.2K22
$19.5K23
$22.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $11M
State
36% · $21.2M
Local
45% · $26.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,917
Support services
$9,729
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.9M
Long-term debt
$15.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–435710.859%53%
Biddeford Primary SchoolFree meals for all
K–248311.9——
Pre-K–K15711.5——
Biddeford Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–754210.362%36%
Biddeford High SchoolFree meals for all
8–1289414.136%22%
Biddeford Regional Ctr of TechCareer and technical
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
18 Maplewood Avenue, Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone
(207)282-8280
Website