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Biddeford, Maine - 5 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Biddeford Public Schools #57 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,043 per pupil, Biddeford Public Schools ranks #103 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,314
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$18,043
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Biddeford Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,314 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,043 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.3% local, 40.1% state, and 10.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #57 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 329.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.7% White, 14.2% African American, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Biddeford Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 54.6/100.
Its largest campus is Biddeford High School, enrolling 894 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is John F Kennedy Memorial School, at 157 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Biddeford High School accounts for 36.7% of all Biddeford Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Biddeford Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Biddeford Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Biddeford Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 157 students (lowest) to 894 students (highest), a spread of 737 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Biddeford Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 330:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Biddeford Public Schools is typically wider than the Biddeford Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Biddeford Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Biddeford Public Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,314 students.
How much does Biddeford Public Schools spend per student?
Biddeford Public Schools spends $18,043 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #57 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Biddeford Public Schools?
Biddeford Public Schools students are 67.7% White, 14.2% African American, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Biddeford Public Schools?
Biddeford Public Schools has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #57 out of 131 districts in Maine.