Portland

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Portland is located in southwest Maine. Portland has 21.31 square miles of land area and 48.13 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Portland population is 66,317. Portland median household income is $45,865 in 2010-2014. Portland median house value is $236,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Portland is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (69 out of 118, bottom 42%) Elementary/Middle School: (102 out of 150, bottom 32%)* Rank: #198
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	17
Population	66,317 (2010-2014), rank #1
Population Growth	5.01% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	955.09/sq mi, rank #5
Median Household Income:	$45,865 at 2010-2014—5.19% increase since 2005-2009, rank #101
Median House Price:	$236,000 at 2010-2014—-5.49% increase since 2005-2009, rank #42
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	21.31 sq mi, rank #199
Water Area:	48.13 sq mi (69.31%), rank #25
State:	Maine
County:	Cumberland County
City:	Portland
Zip:	04019, 04109, 04108, 04103, 04102, 04101
Area:	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME

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Portland Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

196 Allen Ave

Portland ME, 04103, Cumberland County

Phone: 207-874-8100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	7,006	6,976	6,896	6,970	6,906	6,910	7,049
English Language Learner Students:	1,726	1,635	1,706	1,693	1,605	NA	1,486
Total Teachers:	587.26	573.41	578.65	589.90	595.90	604.40	623.40
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.90	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.60	0.30
Kindergarten:	28.65	29.00	33.80	33.40	30.00	30.00	28.00
Elementary:	388.56	377.11	374.24	369.10	369.70	373.90	389.20
Secondary:	169.05	165.40	168.61	187.40	196.20	199.90	205.90
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	616.44	626.62	834.20	606.30	828.80	940.80	818.60
Instructional Aides:	184.89	196.47	315.80	199.00	232.60	239.70	201.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	44.23	43.13	36.00	13.50	13.70	16.10	8.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	17.00	16.80	31.00	15.90	17.20	18.70	15.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	6.00	6.50	7.20	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	9.90	10.70	11.50	10.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	17.00	16.80	31.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.24	6.50	13.80	8.40	7.50	9.60	8.20
Library/Media Support:	9.00	10.00	23.20	13.50	16.20	15.30	12.90
District Administrators:	10.77	14.41	0.00	12.00	18.70	30.90	15.50
District Administrative Support:	30.92	32.26	NA	33.40	54.00	65.40	102.20
School Administrators:	28.17	32.00	53.60	29.80	47.50	52.30	35.20
School Administrative Support:	44.39	43.25	NA	42.10	69.90	84.30	147.40
Student Support Services:	71.44	69.38	89.00	77.60	87.40	98.00	80.60
Other Support Services:	169.39	162.42	271.80	161.10	264.10	310.50	190.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.93	12.17	11.92	11.82	11.59	11.43	11.31

Schools

Casco Bay High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	196 Allen Ave, Portland ME 04103
Cliff Island School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4 Church St (c/O Peaks Is Sch), Peaks Island ME 04108
Deering High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	370 Stevens Ave, Portland ME 04103
East End Community School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	195 North St, Portland ME 04101
Fred P Hall School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	23 Orono Rd, Portland ME 04101
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	175 Auburn St, Portland ME 04103
Howard C Reiche Community School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	166 Brackett St, Portland ME 04102
King Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	92 Deering Ave, Portland ME 04102
Lincoln Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	522 Stevens Ave, Portland ME 04103
Longfellow School-Portland	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	432 Stevens Ave, Portland ME 04103
Lyman Moore Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	171 Auburn St, Portland ME 04103
Ocean Avenue	Kindergarten to Grade 5	150 Ocean Ave, Portland ME 04103
Peaks Island School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4 Church St, Peaks Island ME 04108
Portland Arts & Technology High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	196 Allen Ave, Portland ME 04103
Portland High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	284 Cumberland Ave, Portland ME 04101
Presumpscot School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	69 Presumpscot St, Portland ME 04103
Riverton School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1600 Forest Ave, Portland ME 04101

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEA Test
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	69%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	65%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	66%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	65%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53%	55%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43%	54%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	58%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	79%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47%	53%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54%	62%
MHSA Test
2010	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	33%	46%
2011	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	40%	49%
2012	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	36%	46%
2013	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	35%	48%
2010	Reading	End of course	% met std	46%	48%
2011	Reading	End of course	% met std	48%	50%
2012	Reading	End of course	% met std	46%	47%
2013	Reading	End of course	% met std	44%	48%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	32%	41%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	35%	44%
2012	Science	End of course	% met std	37%	45%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	32%	41%
2010	Writing	End of course	% met std	46%	47%
2011	Writing	End of course	% met std	46%	45%
2012	Writing	End of course	% met std	46%	47%
2013	Writing	End of course	% met std	43%	44%
NECAP Test
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	62%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	61%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	62%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	73%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	68%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	50%	62%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	66%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	66%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	69%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	64%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	62%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	72%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	45%	43%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50%	41%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56%	45%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	63%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59%	63%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	52%	65%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58%	64%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67%	69%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70%	72%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67%	72%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	60%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	58%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59%	61%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51%	59%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	66%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	70%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	69%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57%	59%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	59%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	60%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	61%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	76%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	57%	53%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	55%	51%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68%	58%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$110,157,000	$15,974		$113,859,000	$16,336		$111,808,000	$16,190
Federal:	$13,106,000	$1,901	11.9%	$16,982,000	$2,436	14.9%	$16,197,000	$2,345	14.5%
State:	$22,556,000	$3,271	20.5%	$23,798,000	$3,414	20.9%	$23,230,000	$3,364	20.8%
Local:	$74,495,000	$10,803	67.6%	$73,079,000	$10,485	64.2%	$72,381,000	$10,481	64.7%
Total Expenditures:	$109,323,000	$15,853		$112,790,000	$16,182		$115,662,000	$16,748
Total Current Expenditures:	$104,254,000	$15,118		$102,463,000	$14,701		$101,259,000	$14,662
Instructional Expenditures:	$58,588,000	$8,496	56.2%	$63,114,000	$9,055	61.6%	$61,846,000	$8,955	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$13,723,000	$1,990	13.2%	$12,597,000	$1,807	12.3%	$13,027,000	$1,886	12.9%
Administration:	$11,164,000	$1,619	10.7%	$11,458,000	$1,644	11.2%	$11,175,000	$1,618	11.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$20,779,000	$3,013	19.9%	$15,294,000	$2,194	14.9%	$15,211,000	$2,203	15.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$374,000	$54		$4,730,000	$679		$9,415,000	$1,363
Construction:	$60,000	$9		$4,242,000	$609		$8,936,000	$1,294
Total Other:	$2,423,000	$351		$2,946,000	$423		$2,830,000	$410
Interest on Debt:	$1,362,000	$198		$1,538,000	$221		$1,058,000	$153

Total Salary:	$63,522,000	$9,211		$66,458,000	$9,535		$66,037,000	$9,562
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$41,495,000	$6,017	65.3%	$43,802,000	$6,284	65.9%	$43,410,000	$6,286	65.7%
Other Salary:	$22,027,000	$3,194	34.7%	$22,656,000	$3,251	34.1%	$22,627,000	$3,276	34.3%
Total Benefit:	$22,122,000	$3,208		$24,237,000	$3,477		$23,522,000	$3,406
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$14,469,000	$2,098	65.4%	$16,665,000	$2,391	68.8%	$15,995,000	$2,316	68.0%
Other Benefit:	$7,653,000	$1,110	34.6%	$7,572,000	$1,086	31.2%	$7,527,000	$1,090	32.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	44.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	11.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	14.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	27.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	30.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	16.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,885.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,052.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$42,161.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$50,037.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$54,514.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$56,659.0

* Portland was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.