Total enrollment
1,942
+98 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Saco Public Schools
Maine · 1,942 students · 1 city
Saco Public Schools (Maine) covers 5 public K-12 schools and approximately 1,942 students, averaging 388 per school.
4-year change in Saco Public Schools
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 Saco Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maine | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,942 | #29 of 85 | #4,558 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #43 of 85 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #48 of 85 | #1,656 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 34.4% | #66 of 85 | #6,176 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #7 of 59 | #4,347 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 Saco Public Schools
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,786 to 1,818 students (up 2%) and from 152 to 158 full-time teachers (up 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C K Burns School | Saco | Elementary | 03-05 | 641 |
| Saco Middle School | Saco | Middle | 06-08 | 586 |
| Young School | Saco | Elementary | KG-02 | 323 |
| Governor John Fairfield School | Saco | Elementary | KG-02 | 268 |
| Saco Pre-K | Saco | Elementary | PK-PK | 124 |
About Saco Public Schools
Saco Public Schools is a small Maine school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,942.
On the school-mix side, Saco Public Schools covers 4 elementary and 1 middle.
Average enrollment per school in Saco Public Schools is about 388, noticeably above the Maine average of roughly 293.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Saco Public Schools has climbed 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,844 students to 1,942.
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