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Cape Elizabeth School Department
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 1,525 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Cape Elizabeth School Department is a school district in Maine (Cumberland County). During the 2024 school year, 1,525 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Cape Elizabeth School Department, At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Cape Elizabeth School Department, At-large (2 seats)

Andrew W. Patten, Caitlin S. Sweet, and Anastasia M. Troxel are running in the general election for Cape Elizabeth School Department, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Andrew W. Patten (Nonpartisan)
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Anastasia M. Troxel (Nonpartisan)

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Cape Elizabeth School Department, At-large

General election

General election for Cape Elizabeth School Department, At-large (3 seats)

Christopher H. Boniakowski, Peter Joy S. Engel, and Lee B. Schroeder ran in the general election for Cape Elizabeth School Department, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Christopher H. Boniakowski (Nonpartisan)
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Lee B. Schroeder (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Cape Elizabeth School Department consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christopher Boniakowski20242027
Joy Engel20242027
Lee Schroeder20242027
Jennifer McVeigh2026
Cynthia Voltz2026
Philip Saucier2025
Caitlin Sweet2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Cape Elizabeth School Department
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 123Michelle BoyerDemocratic Party 98% 100%
Maine House of Representatives District 121Christopher KesslerDemocratic Party 2% 18%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $574,000 $387 2%
Local: $26,691,000 $17,974 83%
State: $5,044,000 $3,397 16%
Total: $32,309,000 $21,757
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $32,685,000 $22,010
Total Current Expenditures: $32,024,000 $21,564
Instructional Expenditures: $19,663,000 $13,241 60%
Student and Staff Support: $5,643,000 $3,800 17%
Administration: $2,653,000 $1,786 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,065,000 $2,737 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $414,000 $278
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $106,000 $71

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 96 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=90 96
2018-2019 67 40-59 <50 40-59 PS 60-79 68
2017-2018 63 40-59 PS 40-59 PS >=80 63
2016-2017 65 40-59 <50 40-59 PS 60-79 66
2015-2016 62 40-59 PS >=50 PS >=50 63
2014-2015 51 21-39 PS >=50 PS >=50 52
2013-2014 81 60-79 >=50 >=80 PS >=80 81
2012-2013 85 60-79 <50 >=50 PS 60-79 86
2011-2012 84 70-79 <50 >=50 >=50 85
2010-2011 81 PS >=50 <50 80-89 PS 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 97 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=90 98
2018-2019 82 60-79 >=50 60-79 PS >=80 83
2017-2018 75 40-59 PS 60-79 PS >=80 76
2016-2017 77 40-59 <50 60-79 PS >=80 77
2015-2016 72 40-59 PS >=50 PS >=50 73
2014-2015 60 21-39 PS >=50 PS >=50 60
2013-2014 87 60-79 <50 60-79 PS >=80 88
2012-2013 89 >=80 <50 >=50 PS >=80 89
2011-2012 87 70-79 <50 >=50 >=50 89
2010-2011 87 PS >=50 <50 80-89 PS 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 >=50 PS PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 >=95 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 >=50 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS PS PS >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,525 1.0
2022-2023 1,509 1.6
2021-2022 1,485 -1.1
2020-2021 1,501 -5.0
2019-2020 1,576 -0.1
2018-2019 1,578 -1.7
2017-2018 1,605 1.4
2016-2017 1,583 -1.9
2015-2016 1,613 -0.9
2014-2015 1,627 -1.4
2013-2014 1,649 -0.7
2012-2013 1,661 -0.7
2011-2012 1,673 -0.8
2010-2011 1,686 -0.1
2009-2010 1,687 -3.1
2008-2009 1,739 -1.6
2007-2008 1,766 -2.0
2006-2007 1,801 -2.2
2005-2006 1,840 -0.8
2004-2005 1,854 2.5
2003-2004 1,807 1.5
2002-2003 1,779 1.0
2001-2002 1,762 1.5
2000-2001 1,736 -0.1
1999-2000 1,737 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cape Elizabeth School Department (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 1.3
Black 1.3 4.9
Hispanic 4.7 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.9 3.8
White 87.0 85.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cape Elizabeth School Department had 134.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.38.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 9.34
Elementary: 78.56
Secondary: 46.10
Total: 134.00

Cape Elizabeth School Department employed 7.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 6.20
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 8.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 36.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 18.50
Other Support Services: 37.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Cape Elizabeth School Department operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cape Elizabeth High School5139-12
Cape Elizabeth Middle School4435-8
Pond Cove Elementary569PK-4


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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