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Saco, Maine - 5 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Saco Public Schools #124 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,598 per pupil, Saco Public Schools ranks #183 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,788
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,598
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Saco Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,788 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 middle, 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 $13,598 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 21 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.3% local, 39.1% state, and 7.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #124 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 276.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 78.1% White, 8.7% African American, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Governor John Fairfield School, with a diversity index of 40.9/100.
Its largest campus is C K Burns School, enrolling 641 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Saco Pre-K, at 124 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
C K Burns School accounts for 23.0% of all Saco Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Saco Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Saco Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Saco Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 641 students (highest), a spread of 517 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.
Saco Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 277:1 — 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 Saco Public Schools is typically wider than the Saco Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Saco Public Schools has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,788 students.
How much does Saco Public Schools spend per student?
Saco Public Schools spends $13,598 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #124 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Saco Public Schools?
Saco Public Schools students are 78.1% White, 8.7% African American, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Saco Public Schools?
Saco Public Schools has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #124 out of 131 districts in Maine.