Total enrollment
1,226
-40 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Portland School District
Connecticut · 1,226 students · 1 city
Portland School District runs 5 public K-12 schools inside Connecticut, with combined enrollment around 1,226 (2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Portland School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Portland School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Connecticut | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,226 | #105 of 132 | #6,193 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #69 of 132 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #66 of 131 | #1,537 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 29.4% | #65 of 132 | #6,680 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #71 of 110 | #3,507 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Portland School District
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,311 to 1,226 students (down 6%) and from 110 to 107 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland High School | Portland | High | 09-12 | 323 |
| Gildersleeve School | Portland | Elementary | 02-04 | 253 |
| Valley View School | Portland | Elementary | PK-01 | 219 |
| Brownstone Intermediate School | Portland | Middle | 05-06 | 217 |
| Portland Middle School | Portland | Middle | 07-08 | 214 |
About Portland School District
As a rural-scale district in Connecticut, Portland School District educates 1,226 students across 5 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Portland School District consists of 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 245 in this district, below the Connecticut typical of 489.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 3%: 1,266 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,226 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Portland School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.