Governor John Fairfield School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Saco, Maine
Governor John Fairfield School in Saco, Maine enrolled 268 students in 2024-25 with 25.7 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
300 students in 2022-23, 289 students in 2023-24, 268 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 25.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 300 | 26.0 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 26.5 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 268 | 25.7 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Maine elementary schools
Among the 341 Maine elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 283 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Governor John Fairfield School enrolled 283 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 283 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.7% of students were White, 9.0% Black, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White75.7%
- Black9.0%
- Two or more races8.6%
- Hispanic3.4%
- Asian3.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Saco
3 public elementary schools in Saco report 2024-25 enrollment; Governor John Fairfield School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| C K Burns School | 641 | 13.4 | 29.8% |
| Young School | 323 | 11.2 | 27.6% |
| Governor John Fairfield School | 268 | 10.4 | 37.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Governor John Fairfield School
- C K Burns SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 641 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Young SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 323 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Governor John Fairfield School with C K Burns SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saco Schools spends per student$13,719 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,719
- The largest public schools in MaineGovernor John Fairfield School is the number 120 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#120 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Governor John Fairfield School
How many students attend Governor John Fairfield School?
268 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 300 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saco, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Governor John Fairfield School?
10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Governor John Fairfield School a Title I school?
Governor John Fairfield School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Governor John Fairfield School in?
Saco Schools, NCES district ID 2310380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231038000307 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.