School district · Maine

Cape Elizabeth Public Schools

Cape Elizabeth Public Schools in Maine: 3 public schools with 1,498 students and 11.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,812 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,498
Students per teacher
11.0
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,812
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)
136
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
214
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.2
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

84%proficient

−3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

79%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

660 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
$14.8K15
$15.0K16
$16.0K17
$16.6K18
$16.6K19
$17.1K20
$20.5K21
$21.6K22
$21.0K23
$23.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
0.0% · $15K
State
15% · $5.5M
Local
85% · $30.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,128
Support services
$9,017
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$308K
Long-term debt
$2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pond Cove ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–457912.889%91%
5–84489.882%73%
Cape Elizabeth High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1247110.5——

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
320 Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
Phone
(207)799-2217
Website