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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
230282000047	51	Bangor High School	Public	9-12	885 Broadway	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 992-5500	1,107	83	13.4	37.0%	907 (81.9%)	36 (3.3%)	47 (4.2%)	29 (2.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.1%)	$16,882	44.3	68	28	23
231477500436	52	Poland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1457 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	No	(207) 998-5400	535	47	11.3	29.9%	493 (92.1%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	$16,088	44.1	46.6	62	10
231476223151	53	Hodgdon Middle/High School	Public	7-12	174 Hodgdon Mills Road	Hodgdon	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 70/Maine School Admin District 70	No	No	No	No	(207) 532-2413	209	16	13.2	63.6%	187 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$16,487	43.7	62.7	36	17
230714000184	54	Robert W Traip Academy	Public	9-12	12 Williams Avenue	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-1121	279	31	9.1	20.1%	234 (83.9%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.2%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$23,618	43.3	32.7	79	25
230531000136	55	Easton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	173 Center Road	Easton	04740	Aroostook County	Easton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 488-7702	93	10	9.7	29.0%	90 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,545	43.1	64.3	33	22
231482200440	56	Belfast Area High School	Public	9-12	25 Lions Way	Belfast	04915	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 71	No	No	No	No	(207) 338-1790	496	39	12.7	37.3%	438 (88.3%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$18,342	42.3	44.2	70	14
231170000514	57	Washburn District High School	Public	9-12	33 School Street	Washburn	04786	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45	No	No	No	No	(207) 455-4501	91	9	9.8	51.6%	86 (94.5%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,633	42.2			(n/a)
231335000606	58	Waterville Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Brooklyn Ave	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2751	519	43	12	48.9%	437 (84.2%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.4%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$17,610	42.1	36.7	74	16
231430000686	59	Mt Abram Regional High School	Public	9-12	1513 Salem Road	Salem Twp	04983	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58	No	No	No	No	(207) 678-2701	213	17	12.9	36.2%	197 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$18,003	41.4			(n/a)
231062000337	60	Forest Hills Consolidated School	Public, Alternative	K-12	606 Main Street	Jackman	04945	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 82/Maine School Admin District 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 668-5291	157	18	8.7	33.8%	145 (92.4%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,369	41.2	79	17	43

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics, MEA Science test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 123)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
230282000047	51	Bangor High School	Public	9-12	885 Broadway	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 992-5500	1,107	83	13.4	37.0%	907 (81.9%)	36 (3.3%)	47 (4.2%)	29 (2.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.1%)	$16,882							44.3	68	28	23
231477500436	52	Poland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1457 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	No	(207) 998-5400	535	47	11.3	29.9%	493 (92.1%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	$16,088							44.1	46.6	62	10
231476223151	53	Hodgdon Middle/High School	Public	7-12	174 Hodgdon Mills Road	Hodgdon	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 70/Maine School Admin District 70	No	No	No	No	(207) 532-2413	209	16	13.2	63.6%	187 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$16,487							43.7	62.7	36	17
230714000184	54	Robert W Traip Academy	Public	9-12	12 Williams Avenue	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-1121	279	31	9.1	20.1%	234 (83.9%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.2%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$23,618							43.3	32.7	79	25
230531000136	55	Easton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	173 Center Road	Easton	04740	Aroostook County	Easton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 488-7702	93	10	9.7	29.0%	90 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,545							43.1	64.3	33	22
231482200440	56	Belfast Area High School	Public	9-12	25 Lions Way	Belfast	04915	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 71	No	No	No	No	(207) 338-1790	496	39	12.7	37.3%	438 (88.3%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$18,342							42.3	44.2	70	14
231170000514	57	Washburn District High School	Public	9-12	33 School Street	Washburn	04786	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45	No	No	No	No	(207) 455-4501	91	9	9.8	51.6%	86 (94.5%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,633							42.2			(n/a)
231335000606	58	Waterville Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Brooklyn Ave	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2751	519	43	12	48.9%	437 (84.2%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.4%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$17,610							42.1	36.7	74	16
231430000686	59	Mt Abram Regional High School	Public	9-12	1513 Salem Road	Salem Twp	04983	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58	No	No	No	No	(207) 678-2701	213	17	12.9	36.2%	197 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$18,003							41.4			(n/a)
231062000337	60	Forest Hills Consolidated School	Public, Alternative	K-12	606 Main Street	Jackman	04945	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 82/Maine School Admin District 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 668-5291	157	18	8.7	33.8%	145 (92.4%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,369							41.2	79	17	43