South Portland High School

As a large four-year high school in South Portland, Maine, South Portland High School hosts 928 students from grades 9 through 12, part of South Portland Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 448 students per school, that is 107% bigger than typical.

South Portland High School is one of 7 schools operated by South Portland Public Schools, a district that enrolls 2,816 students overall.

Demographically, South Portland High School records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, South Portland High School has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 43% of students at South Portland High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) logs that median household earnings sit near $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Portland High School is one of 99 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students).

The closest other public school is Dyer Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Portland High School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Portland High School has increased 4%, going from 896 students in 2018 to 928 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 80% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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