Portland High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Portland, Maine

Portland High School in Portland, Maine enrolled 912 students in 2024-25 with 63.3 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Maine high-school median of 12.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (Maine: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

952 students in 2022-23, 968 students in 2023-24, 912 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 68.5 to 63.3.

Students enrolled at Portland High School by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 968, 2024-25: 91202505007501k2022-239522023-249682024-25912
Students enrolled at Portland High School by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 968, 2024-25: 91202505007501k2022-239522023-249682024-25912
Students enrolled at Portland High School by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 968, 2024-25: 91202505007501k2022-239522023-249682024-25912
Students enrolled at Portland High School by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 968, 2024-25: 91202505007501k2022-239522023-249682024-25912
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2395268.513.9
2023-2496868.814.1
2024-2591263.314.4

14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Maine high schools

Among the 112 Maine high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Portland High School 14.4; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherPortland High School 14.4state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Portland High School 14.4; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherPortland High School 14.4state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Portland High School 14.4; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherPortland High School 14.4state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Portland High School 14.4; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherPortland High School 14.4state median 12.0U.S. 14.5

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).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 227 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portland High School enrolled 907 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 227 of the 907 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions43
  • Chronically absent38.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.1% of students were White, 30.8% Black, 12.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White46.1%
  2. Black30.8%
  3. Hispanic12.4%
  4. Two or more races6.5%
  5. Asian4.0%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Portland High School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2280‑84%81%84.1%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%71% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

77% of the 268 students in Portland High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMaine
Four-year graduation rate77%78%87.3%
Students in the class26852713,941

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Portland

4 public high schools in Portland report 2024-25 enrollment; Portland High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Portland High School91214.435.3%
Deering High School85012.445.9%
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences38414.118.0%
Casco Bay High School37913.232.2%

All public schools in Portland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Portland High School

  1. Baxter Academy for Tech & SciencesThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 384 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Deering High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 850 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Portland High School with Baxter Academy for Tech & SciencesStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portland Public Schools spends per student$21,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,356
  5. The largest public schools in MainePortland High School is the number 10 by size of 113 Maine high schools open in 2024-25.#10 of 113
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 12.0 for high schools.14.4:1
  7. 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 Portland High School

  1. How many students attend Portland High School?
    912 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 952 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Portland, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portland High School?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for high schools is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portland High School a Title I school?
    Portland High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Portland High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Portland High School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Portland High School?
    77% of the 268 students in Portland High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Portland High School in?
    Portland Public Schools, NCES district ID 2309930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230993000284 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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