Portland Public Schools is the public school district in Portland, Maine, United States. The district operates eighteen primary and secondary schools. It is the largest and most ethnically diverse school district in Maine, with a student body made up of roughly 49% minorities. The district operates expeditionary learning schools, a vocational school, and elementary, middle, and three high schools (Casco Bay High School, Deering High School, and Portland High School). Demographics The school district is the most diverse in the state. In 2021, about 49 percent of the district’s approximately 6,500 students identified as people of color, while about 11 percent of staff do. About one-third of the district’s students come from homes where languages other than English are spoken. More than 60 languages are spoken by the student body. In total, 52 percent of the district’s students are white and 48 percent are students of color. Approximately half of the district's students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. In 2021, the district received a $25,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to recruit a more diverse staff. List of schools Superintendent of Schools: Xavier Botana Elementary schools (K-5) Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School Cliff Island School East End Community School Henry W. Longfellow Elementary School Harrison Lyseth Elementary School Ocean Avenue Elementary School Peaks Island School Presumpscot Elementary School Howard C. Reiche Community School Gerald E. Talbot Community School Middle schools (6–8) King Middle School Lincoln Middle School Lyman Moore Middle School High schools (9–12) Portland High School, founded in 1821 Portland High School is the second oldest still operating public high school in the United States of America. Deering High School, in 2017 Architectural Digest named Deering High School one of the most beautiful high schools in the United States of America Portland Arts and Technology Casco Bay High School Former schools Fred P. Hall Elementary School Jack Elementary School, Munjoy Hill Marada Adams School, Munjoy Hill Baxter Elementary School, Back Cove Nathan Clifford School, Portland Rosa True School, Arts District / West End Morrill School North School Roosevelt School Food service The Portland Public Schools prepare food at a central kitchen. The school department provides hot lunches for about 2,200 elementary students per day. In 2011, the Portland Public Schools added a daily vegetarian cold lunch option to its school menus. In 2019, the district changed to a daily hot vegan school meal option. The food service