School district · Maine

Lewiston Public Schools

Lewiston Public Schools in Maine: 8 public schools with 5,312 students and 11.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,922 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
5,312
Students per teacher
11.1
ME 11.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,922
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)
478
Counselors (FTE)
19.0
Students per counselor
280
ME 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

39%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Maine

Median 65% · 171 school districts compared

2,057 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maine: 50%

20%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Maine

Median 49% · 166 school districts compared

2,193 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
$12.3K15
$12.2K16
$13.2K17
$14.2K18
$14.8K19
$15.7K20
$17.6K21
$18.0K22
$20.0K23
$21.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $19.6M
State
62% · $77.9M
Local
22% · $28.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,633
Support services
$8,349
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.5M
Long-term debt
$45.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Farwell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–640110.246%32%
Montello SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–667511.827%15%
Pre-K–657211.049%32%
Pre-K–67379.923%12%
Pre-K–64749.148%28%
Lewiston Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–874411.843%17%
Lewiston High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,70914.7——
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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
Dingley Bldg 36 Oak St, Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone
(207)795-4100
Website