Portland Public Schools (Maine)

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Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools (Maine) logo 2018.jpg
Location
353 Cumberland Avenue,
Portland, ME 04101
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesK-12
Established1733 [1]
SuperintendentRyan Scallon
Schools18 (2016–2017) [2]
Budget$103,602,884 (2017–2018) [3]
Students and staff
Students6,739 (2015–2016) [3]
TeachersApproximately 700 (2016–2017) [4]
StaffApproximately 1,300 (2016–2017) [4]
Other information
Website Portland Public Schools

Portland Public Schools is the public school district in Portland, Maine, United States. The district operates eighteen primary and secondary schools. It is the largest and most ethnically diverse school district in Maine, with a student body made up of roughly 49% minorities. The district operates expeditionary learning schools, a vocational school, and elementary, middle, and three high schools (Casco Bay High School, Deering High School, and Portland High School).

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Demographics

The school district is the most diverse in the state. In 2021, about 49 percent of the district’s approximately 6,500 students identified as people of color, while about 11 percent of staff do. About one-third of the district’s students come from homes where languages other than English are spoken. More than 60 languages are spoken by the student body. In total, 52 percent of the district’s students are white and 48 percent are students of color. Approximately half of the district's students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. In 2021, the district received a $25,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to recruit a more diverse staff. [5]

List of schools

Superintendent of Schools: Ryan Scallon [6]

Elementary schools (K-5)

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A Portland school bus

Middle schools (6–8)

High schools (9–12)

Former schools

Food service

The Portland Public Schools prepare food at a central kitchen. The school department provides hot lunches for about 2,200 elementary students per day. In 2011, the Portland Public Schools added a daily vegetarian cold lunch option to its school menus. In 2019, the district changed to a daily hot vegan school meal option. The food service director said the vegan options were added to serve the schools' diverse student body. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our History". www.portlandschools.org.
  2. ↑ "Schools". www.portlandschools.org.
  3. 1 2 "Budget recommendation" (PDF). www.portlandschools.org. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Human Resources". www.portlandschools.org.
  5. ↑ "PPS Selected for Educator Diversity Program". www.portlandschools.org. November 19, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Office of the Superintendent". www.portlandschools.org.
  7. ↑ "Home". phs.portlandschools.org. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ Collins, Kate Irish (September 19, 2017). "Deering chosen as one of most beautiful high schools". Press Herald. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ Staff, Nick Schroeder, BDN (September 10, 2019). "Move over, square pizza -- School lunch is evolving in Portland. And it's vegan". WGME. Retrieved July 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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