Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC
South Portland · ME · Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC · Public · K-12 combined
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Old Orchard Beach High School → Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences → Casco Bay High School → Cape Elizabeth High School → Richmond High School → Wiscasset Middle/High School → Westbrook High School → Buckfield Jr-Sr High School →At a glance
- 4-yr grad rate: 24% in 2019 (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Maine
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,510/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Orchard Beach High School Old Orchard Beach |
Public | 9.4 | 186 | -7.5% |
| Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences Portland |
Public · charter | 2.8 | 384 | +3.8% |
| Casco Bay High School Portland |
Public | 4.1 | 379 | -3.1% |
| Cape Elizabeth High School Cape Elizabeth |
Public | 5.2 | 471 | -12.6% |
| Richmond High School Richmond |
Public | 39.7 | 122 | -7.6% |
| Wiscasset Middle/High School Wiscasset |
Public | 41.4 | 131 | -18.6% |
| Westbrook High School Westbrook |
Public | 3.3 | 719 | +2.4% |
| Buckfield Jr-Sr High School Buckfield |
Public | 45.7 | 160 | +3.2% |