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Gorham Public Schools, ME: schools, enrollment and spending

Gorham Public Schools runs 5 public schools with 2,833 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 1.5 higher than the Maine figure of 11.5.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
2,833
Teachers (FTE)
218
Students per teacher
13.0
ME: 11.5 · US: 15.3
Address
75 South St., Gorham, ME 04038
County
Cumberland County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2306060
State district ID
ME-194
Total staff (FTE)
504
School counselors (FTE)
11.0About 258 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
11.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.0
Maine11.5
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,742), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$56.7 million
Federal revenue
$5.1 million
State revenue
$23.5 million
Local revenue
$28.0 million
Total spending
$49.2 million
Spending per pupil
$17,928
Salaries
$26.2 million53.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$3.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.0%
  • State: 41.5%
  • Local: 49.5%

Maine overall

  • Federal: 13.0%
  • State: 38.0%
  • Local: 48.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,928
Maine$20,160
United States$16,826

Schools in Gorham Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Gorham High SchoolHigh9 to 1281213.1
Gorham Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 871813.8
Great Falls Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 542911.9
Narragansett Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 547913.7
Village Elementary School-GorhamElementaryK to 539212.6

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.