Portland High School - Portland, Maine/ME

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Portland High School

284 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, ME, 04101-4927 -

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Definition of Terms

Portland High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cumberland County, ME

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1084 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

80 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 222 students

Grade 10 - 299 students

Grade 11 - 290 students

Grade 12 - 273 students

This School

( ME ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( ME ) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	10%	1%
% Hispanic	3%	1%
% Black	22%	2%
% White	64%	95%

Additional Student Information

This School

( ME ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

44%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( ME ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Portland Public s School District

This School's Agency

( ME ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	18	2
Number of Students Managed	7,505 students	412 students
District Total Revenue	$92,842,000	$5,221,000
District Expenditure	$90,454,000	$5,243,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,371	$12,223
District Expenditure / Student	$12,052	$12,420
District Graduation Rates	60%	93%

Portland High School is a public high school in Portland, Maine (Cumberland County) which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district.
Established in 1821 as a boys' school, Portland is the second oldest public high school still operating in the United States, having been the third public high school to be established in the U.S. Joseph Libbey was its first principal. A separate school for girls was added in 1850, and in 1863 the school moved to Cumberland Avenue, its present location. The original school building on that site, which is now the middle wing of the modern school was originally divided into two by a brick wall running from top to bottom of the building to divide the girls from the boys. Much of the wall has been removed, but its remains can still be seen in the basement.
In 1989 a new annex was opened containing an athletic facility, cafeteria, classrooms, and a theater/auditorium.
Notable alumni: Harold Taylor Andrews, killed in action, Battle of Cambrai, 1917; the first Portland native to die in World War I.
Rear Admiral Albert Cleaves, WWII commander of Cruiser-Transport Force.
John Ford (John Martin Feeney), film director.
Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, explorer, first to reach the North Pole.
Quinton Porter, professional football player for the Houston Texans.
Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
John Calvin Stevens, architect, pioneer of Shingle Style.
Sewall C. Strout, US federal court judge.
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About This Zip Code (04101)

School Zip (04101)

(ME) State Average

Population (Approximate)	17,446 people	1,220,154 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	38%	26%
Population Average Age	33 years old	38.6 years old
Average Household size	1.8 persons	2.1 persons
Median Household Income	$26,689	$37,236
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.7 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	69 years old	48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	16% / 84%	65% / 35%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Deering High School - 1300 students - view location
2. Expeditionary Learning O B High School - 83 students - view location
3. Portland Arts & Technology High School - n/a - view location
4. Arthur R. Gould Sch--lcydc High School - 2 students - view location
5. South Portland High School - 998 students - view location
View all schools in: Portland Town, Cumberland County, Zip 04101

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