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Deering High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Portland, Cumberland County. The school has 750 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portland Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deering High School enrolls 750 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 35% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 318 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 260 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 11% |
| Asian | 46 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
406 of the school's 750 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deering High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 28, state house district 41.
Deering High School is one of 17 schools in Portland Public Schools, based in Portland, Maine. The district serves 6,555 students district-wide and employs 613 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 750 students, Deering High School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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