Best High Schools in Maine

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
231483800397	61	Katahdin Middle/High School	Public	6-12	800 Station Road	Stacyville	04777	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 89	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 365-4218	153	14	11.1	41.8%	151 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$21,021	41	74.6	19	42
231459000755	62	Skowhegan Area High School	Public	9-12	61 Academy Circle	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	No	(207) 474-5511	719	55	13.1	61.5%	660 (91.8%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$16,225	40.9	62.1	37	25
231484123186	63	Ecology Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	230 Main Street	Unity	04988	Waldo County	Ecology Learning Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 230-9275	100	9	11.4	38.0%	96 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,403	40.4			(n/a)
231477600298	64	Richmond High School	Public	9-12	132 Main Street	Richmond	04357	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 737-4348	131	13	9.8	32.8%	124 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$19,861	40.1			(n/a)
231481623173	65	Harpswell Coastal Academy Divisions 2 and 3	Public, Charter	9-12	9 Ash Point Road	Harpswell	04079	Cumberland County	Harpswell Coastal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 833-3229	93	6	16.9	31.2%	85 (91.4%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,837	39.2			(n/a)
231068000344	66	East Grand School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31 Houlton road	Danforth	04424	Washington County	Regional School Unit 84/Maine School Admin District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 448-2260	135	15	8.8	67.4%	128 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,826	38.6	69.9	24	42
230528000134	67	Schenck High School	Public	9-12	45 North Street	East Millinocket	04430	Penobscot County	East Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 746-3511	100	10	10.3	48.0%	96 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$23,054	38.5			(n/a)
231101000396	68	Van Buren District Secondary School	Public	9-12	169 Main Street Suite 102	Van Buren	04785	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 868-5274	56	6	8.8	100.0%	53 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,950	37.9			(n/a)
231476800819	69	Mt Ararat High School	Public	9-12	68 Eagles Way	Topsham	04086	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	No	(207) 729-2951	710			18.3%	651 (91.7%)	5 (0.7%)	23 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$18,297	37.4	55.8	54	15
231480523142	70	Spruce Mountain High School	Public	9-12	33 Community Drive	Jay	04239	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 73	No	No	No	No	(207) 897-4336	408	36	11.3	43.4%	385 (94.4%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$18,613	36.4	82.5	9	61

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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)
231483800397	61	Katahdin Middle/High School	Public	6-12	800 Station Road	Stacyville	04777	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 89	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 365-4218	153	14	11.1	41.8%	151 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$21,021							41	74.6	19	42
231459000755	62	Skowhegan Area High School	Public	9-12	61 Academy Circle	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	No	(207) 474-5511	719	55	13.1	61.5%	660 (91.8%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$16,225							40.9	62.1	37	25
231484123186	63	Ecology Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	230 Main Street	Unity	04988	Waldo County	Ecology Learning Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 230-9275	100	9	11.4	38.0%	96 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,403							40.4			(n/a)
231477600298	64	Richmond High School	Public	9-12	132 Main Street	Richmond	04357	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 737-4348	131	13	9.8	32.8%	124 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$19,861							40.1			(n/a)
231481623173	65	Harpswell Coastal Academy Divisions 2 and 3	Public, Charter	9-12	9 Ash Point Road	Harpswell	04079	Cumberland County	Harpswell Coastal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 833-3229	93	6	16.9	31.2%	85 (91.4%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,837							39.2			(n/a)
231068000344	66	East Grand School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31 Houlton road	Danforth	04424	Washington County	Regional School Unit 84/Maine School Admin District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 448-2260	135	15	8.8	67.4%	128 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,826							38.6	69.9	24	42
230528000134	67	Schenck High School	Public	9-12	45 North Street	East Millinocket	04430	Penobscot County	East Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 746-3511	100	10	10.3	48.0%	96 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$23,054							38.5			(n/a)
231101000396	68	Van Buren District Secondary School	Public	9-12	169 Main Street Suite 102	Van Buren	04785	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 868-5274	56	6	8.8	100.0%	53 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,950							37.9			(n/a)
231476800819	69	Mt Ararat High School	Public	9-12	68 Eagles Way	Topsham	04086	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	No	(207) 729-2951	710			18.3%	651 (91.7%)	5 (0.7%)	23 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$18,297							37.4	55.8	54	15
231480523142	70	Spruce Mountain High School	Public	9-12	33 Community Drive	Jay	04239	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 73	No	No	No	No	(207) 897-4336	408	36	11.3	43.4%	385 (94.4%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$18,613							36.4	82.5	9	61