Gorham Public Schools
A public school district in Gorham, Maine, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,833
- Students enrolled
- 218.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 504.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,843
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,833 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,449th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 11th of 203 in Maine. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,843 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Gorham Public Schools spent $17,927 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,177 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
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The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,927 | $51.1 million | 2,851 |
| FY2023 | $17,843 | $48.8 million | 2,737 |
| FY2022 | $16,917 | $46.7 million | 2,761 |
| FY2021 | $16,494 | $45.2 million | 2,742 |
| FY2020 | $14,296 | $40.0 million | 2,800 |
| FY2019 | $14,080 | $39.3 million | 2,790 |
| FY2018 | $13,774 | $37.5 million | 2,725 |
| FY2017 | $13,151 | $35.5 million | 2,702 |
| FY2016 | $12,953 | $34.0 million | 2,627 |
| FY2015 | $12,607 | $33.2 million | 2,631 |
| FY2014 | $11,947 | $31.8 million | 2,661 |
| FY2013 | $11,651 | $31.3 million | 2,687 |
| FY2012 | $11,585 | $31.2 million | 2,693 |
| FY2011 | $12,217 | $32.6 million | 2,665 |
| FY2010 | $11,896 | $31.4 million | 2,639 |
| FY2009 | $11,719 | $31.5 million | 2,687 |
| FY2008 | $11,346 | $30.8 million | 2,711 |
| FY2007 | $10,510 | $28.7 million | 2,728 |
| FY2006 | $9,874 | $26.6 million | 2,691 |
| FY2005 | $9,177 | $25.3 million | 2,753 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.1 million | 4.1% |
| State | $25.5 million | 49.3% |
| Local | $24.1 million | 46.6% |
| Total | $51.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Gorham High School | 812 |
| Gorham Middle School | 718 |
| Great Falls Elementary School | 429 |
| Narragansett Elementary School | 479 |
| Village Elementary School-Gorham | 392 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2306060
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Maine — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Maine — A to Z, each with its page.
- Maine on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
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