Best High Schools in Maine

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
231480300291	71	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	43 Mendolia Road	Rangeley	04970	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 78	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 864-3311	198	23	8.8	23.7%	184 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$26,122	36.3	84.4	8	63
231421000673	72	Lake Region High School	Public	9-12	1877 Roosevelt Trail	Naples	04055	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 61/Maine School Admin District 61	No	No	No	No	(207) 693-6221	528	44	11.9	48.1%	475 (90.0%)	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$19,851	36.1	26.2	85	13
230993000284	73	Portland High School	Public	9-12	284 Cumberland AV	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8250	952	69	13.8	32.9%	505 (53.0%)	206 (21.6%)	133 (14.0%)	39 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.9%)	$17,468	36.1	26.4	84	11
230329000081	74	Boothbay Region High School	Public	9-12	51 Emery Drive	Boothbay Harbor	04538	Lincoln County	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 633-2421	179	19	9.3	31.3%	167 (93.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$25,195	35.8			(n/a)
231059000329	75	Gardiner Area High School	Public	9-12	40 West Hill Road	Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	No	(207) 582-3150	621	51	12	35.3%	583 (93.9%)	8 (1.3%)	18 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$16,283	35.7	48.8	60	15
231116000416	76	Houlton High School	Public	9-12	7 Bird Street	Houlton	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29	No	No	No	No	(207) 532-6551	346	26	13.3	56.6%	292 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,490	35.6	52.7	56	20
230351000084	77	Brewer High School	Public	9-12	261 Center Street	Brewer	04412	Penobscot County	Brewer Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 989-4140	720	48	15	30.4%	649 (90.1%)	12 (1.7%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	$15,328	35.6	46.1	63	14
231478200248	78	Old Town High School	Public	9-12	203 Stillwater Avenue	Old Town	04468	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 34	No	No	No	No	(207) 827-3910	536	43	12.4	45.9%	476 (88.8%)	11 (2.1%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$17,210	35	89	3	75
231470000512	79	Noble High School	Public	8-12	100 Noble Way	North Berwick	03906	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	No	(207) 284-3000	1,201	101	11.8	24.4%	1,090 (90.8%)	8 (0.7%)	36 (3.0%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.5%)	$17,201	34.3	44.9	68	11
231173023187	80	Piscataquis Community Secondary School	Public	7-12	9 Campus Drive	Guilford	04443	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 876-4625	235	22	10.8	44.7%	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$18,419	33.4	59.6	43	37

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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)
231480300291	71	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	43 Mendolia Road	Rangeley	04970	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 78	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 864-3311	198	23	8.8	23.7%	184 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$26,122							36.3	84.4	8	63
231421000673	72	Lake Region High School	Public	9-12	1877 Roosevelt Trail	Naples	04055	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 61/Maine School Admin District 61	No	No	No	No	(207) 693-6221	528	44	11.9	48.1%	475 (90.0%)	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$19,851							36.1	26.2	85	13
230993000284	73	Portland High School	Public	9-12	284 Cumberland AV	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8250	952	69	13.8	32.9%	505 (53.0%)	206 (21.6%)	133 (14.0%)	39 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.9%)	$17,468							36.1	26.4	84	11
230329000081	74	Boothbay Region High School	Public	9-12	51 Emery Drive	Boothbay Harbor	04538	Lincoln County	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 633-2421	179	19	9.3	31.3%	167 (93.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$25,195							35.8			(n/a)
231059000329	75	Gardiner Area High School	Public	9-12	40 West Hill Road	Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	No	(207) 582-3150	621	51	12	35.3%	583 (93.9%)	8 (1.3%)	18 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$16,283							35.7	48.8	60	15
231116000416	76	Houlton High School	Public	9-12	7 Bird Street	Houlton	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29	No	No	No	No	(207) 532-6551	346	26	13.3	56.6%	292 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,490							35.6	52.7	56	20
230351000084	77	Brewer High School	Public	9-12	261 Center Street	Brewer	04412	Penobscot County	Brewer Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 989-4140	720	48	15	30.4%	649 (90.1%)	12 (1.7%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	$15,328							35.6	46.1	63	14
231478200248	78	Old Town High School	Public	9-12	203 Stillwater Avenue	Old Town	04468	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 34	No	No	No	No	(207) 827-3910	536	43	12.4	45.9%	476 (88.8%)	11 (2.1%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$17,210							35	89	3	75
231470000512	79	Noble High School	Public	8-12	100 Noble Way	North Berwick	03906	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	No	(207) 284-3000	1,201	101	11.8	24.4%	1,090 (90.8%)	8 (0.7%)	36 (3.0%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.5%)	$17,201							34.3	44.9	68	11
231173023187	80	Piscataquis Community Secondary School	Public	7-12	9 Campus Drive	Guilford	04443	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 876-4625	235	22	10.8	44.7%	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$18,419							33.4	59.6	43	37