Saco Schools

Listed by NCES as Saco Public Schools (district ID 2310380)

Public school district · York County · Maine · NCES district ID 2310380

Saco Schools spent $13,719 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,843). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,942 students in 2024-25; 38.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,905 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Maine districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Saco Schools in enrollment (2,380 to 3,155 students) and Saco Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Saco Schools, FY23Scarborough Public Schools $20,793; Rsu 21 $20,211; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 14 $18,374; South Portland Public Schools $18,364; Rsu 60/Msad 60 $17,959; Gorham $17,843; Rsu 57/Msad 57 $15,891; RSU 18 District $14,496; Saco Schools $13,719; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kScarborough Public Schools$20,793Rsu 21$20,211Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 14$18,374South Portland Public Schools$18,364Rsu 60/Msad 60$17,959Gorham$17,843Rsu 57/Msad 57$15,891RSU 18 District$14,496Saco Schools$13,719State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Saco Schools, FY23Scarborough Public Schools $20,793; Rsu 21 $20,211; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 14 $18,374; South Portland Public Schools $18,364; Rsu 60/Msad 60 $17,959; Gorham $17,843; Rsu 57/Msad 57 $15,891; RSU 18 District $14,496; Saco Schools $13,719; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kScarborough Public Schools$20,793Rsu 21$20,211Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 14$18,374South Portland Public Schools$18,364Rsu 60/Msad 60$17,959Gorham$17,843Rsu 57/Msad 57$15,891RSU 18 District$14,496Saco Schools$13,719State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Saco Schools, FY23Scarborough Public Schools $20,793; Rsu 21 $20,211; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 14 $18,374; South Portland Public Schools $18,364; Rsu 60/Msad 60 $17,959; Gorham $17,843; Rsu 57/Msad 57 $15,891; RSU 18 District $14,496; Saco Schools $13,719; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kScarborough Public Schools$20,793Rsu 21$20,211Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 14$18,374South Portland Public Schools$18,364Rsu 60/Msad 60$17,959Gorham$17,843Rsu 57/Msad 57$15,891RSU 18 District$14,496Saco Schools$13,719State median, 1,000+ students $17,843
Current spending per student, Maine districts closest in size to Saco Schools, FY23Scarborough Public Schools $20,793; Rsu 21 $20,211; Rsu 75/Msad 75 $18,828; Rsu 14 $18,374; South Portland Public Schools $18,364; Rsu 60/Msad 60 $17,959; Gorham $17,843; Rsu 57/Msad 57 $15,891; RSU 18 District $14,496; Saco Schools $13,719; State median, 1,000+ students $17,843.10k15k20k22.5kScarborough Public Schools$20,793Rsu 21$20,211Rsu 75/Msad 75$18,828Rsu 14$18,374South Portland Public Schools$18,364Rsu 60/Msad 60$17,959Gorham$17,843Rsu 57/Msad 57$15,891RSU 18 District$14,496Saco Schools$13,719State median, 1,000+ students $17,843

Where the money came from

$53,321,000 in revenue: 38.4% state, 55.7% local and 5.9% federal. Total spending including $832,000 of capital outlay was $52,919,000, or $18,981 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Saco Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $20,496,000; Local $29,696,000; Federal $3,129,000; total $53,321,000.
  • State$20,496,000 38%
  • Local$29,696,000 56%
  • Federal$3,129,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 63 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,897 students in 2022-23, 1,924 students in 2023-24, 1,942 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Saco Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,897, 2023-24: 1,924, 2024-25: 1,94205001k1.5k2k2022-231,8972023-241,9242024-251,942
Saco Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,897, 2023-24: 1,924, 2024-25: 1,94205001k1.5k2k2022-231,8972023-241,9242024-251,942
Saco Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,897, 2023-24: 1,924, 2024-25: 1,94205001k1.5k2k2022-231,8972023-241,9242024-251,942
Saco Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,897, 2023-24: 1,924, 2024-25: 1,94205001k1.5k2k2022-231,8972023-241,9242024-251,942

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,897165.211.5
2023-241,924168.411.4
2024-251,942167.311.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$12,896,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,626 per student

Saco Schools booked $12,896,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 165 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $78,039 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 in 100 Maine districts with a figure (state median $60,073, 173 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Maine teacher salary at $58,757 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$10,357,00080.3%
Special education$2,031,00015.7%
Other programs$508,0003.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,633 in 2018-19, $3,937 in 2019-20, $4,124 in 2020-21, $4,547 in 2021-22, $4,626 in 2022-23.

Saco Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,633, 2019-20: $3,937, 2020-21: $4,124, 2021-22: $4,547, 2022-23: $4,62602k4k6k2018-19$3,6332019-20$3,9372020-21$4,1242021-22$4,5472022-23$4,626
Saco Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,633, 2019-20: $3,937, 2020-21: $4,124, 2021-22: $4,547, 2022-23: $4,62602k4k6k2018-19$3,6332019-20$3,9372020-21$4,1242021-22$4,5472022-23$4,626
Saco Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,633, 2019-20: $3,937, 2020-21: $4,124, 2021-22: $4,547, 2022-23: $4,62602k4k6k2018-19$3,6332019-20$3,9372020-21$4,1242021-22$4,5472022-23$4,626
Saco Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,633, 2019-20: $3,937, 2020-21: $4,124, 2021-22: $4,547, 2022-23: $4,62602k4k6k2018-19$3,6332019-20$3,9372020-21$4,1242021-22$4,5472022-23$4,626

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Saco Schools scored proficient or above: 87% in reading and 85% in math, against 84.1% in reading and 81.5% in math across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMaineStudents tested
Reading and language arts87%84.1%1,097
Math85%81.5%1,097

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

3 elementary schools, 1,232 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
C K Burns School64113.429.8%Eligible, no program
Young School32311.227.6%Not Title I
Governor John Fairfield School26810.437.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 586 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Saco Middle School58610.634.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 124 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Saco Pre-K12413.229.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Saco Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Saco Schools

  1. Maine districts by spending per studentSaco Schools ranks 61 of 63 Maine districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,719).#61 of 63
  2. Every school district in MaineSaco Schools is the number 13 by size of 234 Maine districts, with 2,788 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#13 of 234
  3. Scarborough Public SchoolsThe next larger Maine district: 2,891 students in fall 2022, $20,793 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,793
  4. RSU 18 DistrictThe next smaller Maine district: 2,782 students in fall 2022, $14,496 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,496
  5. Compare Saco Schools with Scarborough Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MaineSaco Schools spent $78,039 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,073); spending, not a salary.$78,039
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Saco Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Saco Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 1,942 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Saco Schools spend per student?
    $13,719 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Maine median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,843 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,905 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Saco Schools' money come from?
    $53,321,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.4% state, 55.7% local and 5.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Saco Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 189 of the 2,859 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Saco Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $12,896,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,626 per student. Divided by the 165 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $78,039 per teacher, more than 94 in 100 Maine districts (state median $60,073). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Maine teacher salary at $58,757 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Saco Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Saco Schools scored proficient or above: 87% in reading and 85% in math, against 84.1% in reading and 81.5% in math across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Saco Schools' NCES district ID?
    2310380. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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