Deering High School

Deering High School is a high school in Portland, Maine, and it is part of Portland Public Schools. Federal data show 850 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Maine, the average enrollment is about 448.

Portland Public Schools is responsible for 16 schools, Deering High School included, with 6,548 students in all.

At Deering High School, White students make up the biggest share, 40%. Smaller groups are 36% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 86% of Cumberland County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.

Staffing at Deering High School comes to 68.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Maine is similar, at 11.9:1. Deering High School counts 66% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in Cumberland County.

Deering High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Maine public high schools.

In Cumberland County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $95,677, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 99 public schools in the county, enrolling about 38,224, Deering High School among them.

Longfellow School-Portland is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Deering High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Deering High School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 749 (2020-21) to 850 (2024-25).

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Deering High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.