South Portland
South Portland is located in southwest Maine. South Portland has 11.99 square miles of land area and 2.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total South Portland population is 25,154. South Portland median household income is $53,614 in 2010-2014. South Portland median house value is $221,700 in 2010-2014. On average, South Portland is better than the state average in quality.
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South Portland Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
130 Wescott Rd
South Portland ME, 04106, Cumberland County
Phone: 207-871-0555
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 3,096 | 3,127 | 3,110 | 3,137 | 3,149 | 3,050 | 3,059 |
English Language Learner Students: | 186 | 153 | 155 | 161 | 154 | NA | 145 |
Total Teachers: | 259.83 | 250.88 | 253.39 | 255.60 | 262.60 | 252.50 | 260.50 |
Prekindergarten: | 3.00 | 1.98 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Kindergarten: | 13.00 | 15.38 | 14.00 | 12.50 | 16.00 | 15.30 | 16.00 |
Elementary: | 173.51 | 161.99 | 165.67 | 167.20 | 165.60 | 157.70 | 160.00 |
Secondary: | 70.32 | 71.53 | 72.72 | 75.90 | 81.00 | 79.50 | 84.50 |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total Other Staff: | 318.01 | 312.72 | 475.80 | 305.30 | 364.90 | 365.80 | 396.10 |
Instructional Aides: | 109.02 | 112.28 | 182.80 | 107.70 | 94.60 | 101.10 | 106.30 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 2.03 | 3.09 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 3.90 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 11.86 | 11.98 | 26.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.50 | 13.20 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.80 | 9.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.70 | 4.20 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 11.86 | 11.98 | 26.00 | NA | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 5.33 | 4.95 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 4.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 1.00 | 1.83 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | NA |
District Administrators: | 6.00 | 5.72 | 0.00 | 5.70 | 10.10 | 10.40 | 6.70 |
District Administrative Support: | 11.80 | 11.27 | NA | 10.30 | 15.60 | 15.40 | 25.60 |
School Administrators: | 16.53 | 15.16 | 30.80 | 14.60 | 18.70 | 18.60 | 13.60 |
School Administrative Support: | 24.24 | 24.62 | NA | 26.00 | 37.70 | 34.00 | 87.20 |
Student Support Services: | 38.29 | 31.52 | 60.40 | 31.00 | 32.10 | 37.10 | 36.70 |
Other Support Services: | 91.91 | 90.30 | 157.80 | 88.00 | 135.30 | 127.80 | 98.90 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.92 | 12.46 | 12.27 | 12.27 | 11.99 | 12.08 | 11.74 |
Schools
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 240 Ocean St, South Portland ME 04106 | |
Dora L Small Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 87 Thompson St, South Portland ME 04106 | |
Dyer Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 52 Alfred St, South Portland ME 04106 | |
Frank I Brown Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 37 Highland Ave, South Portland ME 04106 | |
James Otis Kaler Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 165 Kelsey St, South Portland ME 04106 | |
Memorial Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 120 Wescott Rd, South Portland ME 04106 | |
South Portland High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 637 Highland Ave, South Portland ME 04106 | |
Waldo T Skillin Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 180 Wescott Rd, South Portland ME 04106 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
MEA Test | |||||
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% |
MHSA Test | |||||
2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 51% | 46% |
2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 54% | 49% |
2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 59% | 46% |
2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 56% | 48% |
2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 50% | 48% |
2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 56% | 50% |
2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 55% | 47% |
2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 55% | 48% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 41% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 54% | 44% |
2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 46% | 45% |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 41% | 41% |
2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 52% | 47% |
2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 49% | 45% |
2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 54% | 47% |
2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 54% | 44% |
NECAP Test | |||||
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 61% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 43% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $46,603,000 | $14,985 | $45,570,000 | $14,527 | $47,662,000 | $15,136 | |||
Federal: | $4,416,000 | $1,420 | 9.5% | $3,285,000 | $1,047 | 7.2% | $5,405,000 | $1,716 | 11.3% |
State: | $5,760,000 | $1,852 | 12.4% | $6,626,000 | $2,112 | 14.5% | $6,952,000 | $2,208 | 14.6% |
Local: | $36,427,000 | $11,713 | 78.2% | $35,659,000 | $11,367 | 78.3% | $35,305,000 | $11,211 | 74.1% |
Total Expenditures: | $47,324,000 | $15,217 | $48,364,000 | $15,417 | $45,629,000 | $14,490 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $43,722,000 | $14,059 | $43,706,000 | $13,932 | $42,738,000 | $13,572 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $25,067,000 | $8,060 | 57.3% | $25,436,000 | $8,108 | 58.2% | $24,634,000 | $7,823 | 57.6% |
Student and Staff Support: | $6,255,000 | $2,011 | 14.3% | $6,633,000 | $2,114 | 15.2% | $6,868,000 | $2,181 | 16.1% |
Administration: | $4,201,000 | $1,351 | 9.6% | $4,259,000 | $1,358 | 9.7% | $4,346,000 | $1,380 | 10.2% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $8,199,000 | $2,636 | 18.8% | $7,378,000 | $2,352 | 16.9% | $6,890,000 | $2,188 | 16.1% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $2,424,000 | $779 | $3,218,000 | $1,026 | $1,561,000 | $496 | |||
Construction: | $2,221,000 | $714 | $2,982,000 | $951 | $1,393,000 | $442 | |||
Total Other: | $68,000 | $22 | $91,000 | $29 | $68,000 | $22 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $552,000 | $177 | $815,000 | $260 | $703,000 | $223 | |||
Total Salary: | $26,409,000 | $8,492 | $26,279,000 | $8,377 | $26,565,000 | $8,436 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $17,197,000 | $5,530 | 65.1% | $16,928,000 | $5,396 | 64.4% | $16,921,000 | $5,373 | 63.7% |
Other Salary: | $9,212,000 | $2,962 | 34.9% | $9,351,000 | $2,981 | 35.6% | $9,644,000 | $3,063 | 36.3% |
Total Benefit: | $10,355,000 | $3,330 | $11,050,000 | $3,522 | $10,543,000 | $3,348 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $6,785,000 | $2,182 | 65.5% | $7,204,000 | $2,296 | 65.2% | $6,745,000 | $2,142 | 64.0% |
Other Benefit: | $3,570,000 | $1,148 | 34.5% | $3,846,000 | $1,226 | 34.8% | $3,798,000 | $1,206 | 36.0% |
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 5.1% |
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience: | 20.4% |
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience: | 25.5% |
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience: | 28.2% |
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More: | 20.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,872.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,615.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience: | $41,981.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience: | $50,549.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience: | $53,502.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More: | $55,840.0 |
* South Portland was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.