Gorham Public Schools is a dependent school system in Maine, in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 count of governments.
From the U.S. Census Bureau, as of September 24, 2025.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 government units listing · checked
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Election.org connected this entity to its fiscal year 2024 Census finance record by exact government ID and to its 2024–25 NCES district and school directory by exact agency ID.
Exact federal identifiers connect 6 annual Census records for this system. Source dollars stay visible, while spending changes are also converted to constant 2024 dollars.
| Year | Enrollment | Spending / pupil | Spending / pupil (2024 dollars) | Federal share | State share | Local share | Total revenue | Total expenditure | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,790 | $14,080 | $17,276 | 3.3% | 48.1% | 48.6% | $43,233,000 | $40,685,000 | $7,715,000 |
| 2020 | 2,800 | $14,296 | $17,327 | 2.3% | 45.5% | 52.2% | $47,280,000 | $42,853,000 | $5,457,000 |
| 2021 | 2,742 | $16,494 | $19,094 | 9.0% | 41.5% | 49.5% | $56,681,000 | $49,158,000 | $3,132,000 |
| 2022 | 2,761 | $16,917 | $18,133 | 7.4% | 48.3% | 44.2% | $51,811,000 | $50,770,000 | $657,000 |
| 2023 | 2,737 | $17,843 | $18,369 | 4.1% | 49.3% | 46.6% | $51,761,000 | $52,825,000 | $5,702,000 |
| 2024 | 2,851 | $17,927 | $17,927 | 4.4% | 47.9% | 47.7% | $56,639,000 | $58,327,000 | $14,994,000 |
Source-reported nominal dollars. Amount fields are converted from source thousands to dollars. No inflation adjustment is applied. An exact identifier links published source rows; it does not erase consolidations, closures, reorganizations, or other real institutional changes between years. Constant-dollar comparisons use BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average; this is not a local cost-of-living index. Joined by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID; names are never used.
5 operating schools in the final 2024–25 federal directory
State money is the largest share of reported revenue: 47.9%.
| Source | Share | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | 4.4% | $2.50M |
| State | 47.9% | $27.1M |
| Local | 47.7% | $27.0M |
Fiscal year 2024. Census source amounts are published in thousands of dollars and converted here to dollars; per-pupil fields are published as dollar amounts. Revenue percentages are reproduced from the source.
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Census and NCES records describe this system’s enrollment, finances and schools for the years shown. Board, election and meeting information, when available, has separate sources and dates. An unlisted item means it is not covered here—not that it does not exist. Check the district’s official notices for current meetings and officeholders.
A role label, not a verified person’s name.
These are inventory fields, not newly verified office contacts. A county field or mailing address does not establish the exact service boundary.
Estimated enrollment2,7372023
Parent governmentGorhamOpen parent record
The Census listing names this body, its kind and its status; it does not list who serves on it. What each source shows
Is one member of the board that governs a public school district. The board sets goals and oversees the district; the superintendent and staff usually run the schools day to day.
Vote collectively on district policies, goals, budgets, and superintendent oversight where state law assigns those functions.
Act for the board alone unless the law or board has specifically authorized it.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 Government Units Listing, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, published September 24, 2025.
Listed as functioning in 2025: the Census ACTIVE field is Y for this record.
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