Governor John Fairfield School

Governor John Fairfield School operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Saco, Maine, one of the schools within Saco Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 268 students spanning grades K through 2.

Within Saco Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,942 students, Governor John Fairfield School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Governor John Fairfield School lists that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Governor John Fairfield School reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, York County reports that median household income runs about $88,333, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Governor John Fairfield School is one of 61 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students).

C K Burns School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 294 students in 2018 compared to 268 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 76% over that span.

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