School district · Maine

Dedham Public Schools

Dedham Public Schools in Maine: 1 public schools with 167 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,620 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
167
Students per teacher
10.9
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,620
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)
15.3
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
223
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.2
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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

+9.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

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

Math

Maine: 50%

59%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

107 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
$9.1K15
$8.7K16
$8.5K17
$11.4K18
$11.1K19
$13.8K20
$18.1K21
$17.2K22
$19.1K23
$19.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.7% · $79K
State
28% · $1.3M
Local
70% · $3.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,765
Support services
$6,250
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$43K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–816710.982%58%

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
19 School Street, Orrington, ME 04474
Phone
(207)825-3364
Website