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C

Lisbon

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lisbon.

Lisbon’s School Grade C better than 28% of Maine school districts

Students
1,331
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,050
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$3.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lisbon

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Maine districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the ME average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.8M, about $2,871 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 177 Maine school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CLisbon 9,919

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lisbon. Grade by grade →

PK–5Lisbon Community SchoolThis district
6–8Philip W Sugg Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lisbon High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency77%
State average 81.5% · 644 students tested
Reading / language arts84%
State average 84.1% · 642 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.3% · 102 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,050 per student · 22% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 56%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,170’20
1,249’21
1,311’22
1,312’23
1,331’24

Up 13.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools.

Lisbon Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lisbon
C−
657 students13:1
Philip W Sugg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lisbon Falls
B+
278 students13:1
Lisbon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lisbon Falls
A+
396 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

School Administrative District 75Bowdoin, Topsham
$20,153per student
LewistonLewiston
$20,578per student
Regional School Unit 04Sabattus
$18,624per student
Regional School Unit 05Durham
$18,740per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maine.