School district · Maine
Sanford Public Schools
Sanford Public Schools in Maine: 6 public schools with 3,250 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,394 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 3,250
- Students per teacher
- 12.5
- ME 11.1 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,394
- 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)
- 259
- Counselors (FTE)
- 15.7
- Students per counselor
- 207
- ME 277 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.7
- Librarians (FTE): 3.0
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.
$13.8K15
$13.2K16
$13.8K17
$14.1K18
$14.6K19
$14.2K20
$16.7K21
$17.5K22
$17.9K23
$18.4K24
- Federal
- 11% · $8M
- State
- 64% · $47.1M
- Local
- 25% · $18.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,462
- Support services
- $7,189
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $1.3M
- Long-term debt
- $77.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Carl J Lamb SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 436 | 11.2 |
Margaret Chase SmithFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 396 | 10.9 |
Sanford Pride Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 383 | 12.4 |
Sanford Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 920 | 13.7 |
Sanford High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,115 | 17.7 |
Sanford Regional Technical CenterCareer and technical | — | — | — |
Sources
- Address
- 917 Maine St, Sanford, ME 04073
- Phone
- (207)324-2810
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).