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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
231453000734	41	Dexter Regional High School	Public	9-12	12 Abbott Hill Rd	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	No	(207) 924-5536	266	22	12	49.2%	255 (95.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,212	50	30.9	81	40
230840000920	42	Jonesport-Beals High School	Public	9-12	180 Snare Creek Lane	Jonesport	04649	Washington County	Moosabec Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-5454	68	8	8.5	50.0%	65 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$24,022	49.7			(n/a)
230993000603	43	Casco Bay High School	Public	9-12	196 Allen Avenue	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8160	382	30	12.8	34.0%	204 (53.4%)	105 (27.5%)	30 (7.9%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$16,387	48.7	63.8	35	8
231110000405	44	Fort Kent Community High School	Public	9-12	84 Pleasant St	Fort Kent	04743	Aroostook County	Maine School Admin District 27	No	No	No	No	(207) 834-5540	252	22	11.6	16.3%	239 (94.8%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,245	48.6	60.2	41	3
231086000371	45	Presque Isle High School	Public	9-12	16 Griffin St	Presque Isle	04769	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01	No	No	No	No	(207) 764-0121	468	34	13.6	29.9%	408 (87.2%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.6%)	10 (2.1%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$17,569	47.8	56.4	49	4
231161000497	46	Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	26 Pleasant Street	Mars Hill	04758	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42	No	No	No	No	(207) 425-2811	172	20	8.6	30.8%	165 (95.9%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,925	46.1	41	72	26
231478800234	47	Maranacook Community High School	Public	9-12	2250 Millard Harrison Drive	Readfield	04355	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	No	(207) 685-4923	355	33	10.6	11.3%	339 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$18,453	45.3	51.2	58	11
231419000667	48	Sacopee Valley High School	Public	9-12	115 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	No	(207) 625-3208	288	28	10.1	50.7%	273 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$18,386	45	45.8	65	17
231479000148	49	Sumner Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 422-3510	279	21	13	39.1%	246 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$18,791	45	64.2	34	15
231478400921	50	Old Orchard Beach High School	Public	9-12	40 E Emerson Cummings Blvd	Old Orchard Beach	04064	York County	Regional School Unit 23	No	No	No	No	(207) 934-4461	203	26	7.7	35.0%	182 (89.7%)	9 (4.4%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$29,434	44.5			(n/a)

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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.
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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)
231453000734	41	Dexter Regional High School	Public	9-12	12 Abbott Hill Rd	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	No	(207) 924-5536	266	22	12	49.2%	255 (95.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,212							50	30.9	81	40
230840000920	42	Jonesport-Beals High School	Public	9-12	180 Snare Creek Lane	Jonesport	04649	Washington County	Moosabec Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-5454	68	8	8.5	50.0%	65 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$24,022							49.7			(n/a)
230993000603	43	Casco Bay High School	Public	9-12	196 Allen Avenue	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8160	382	30	12.8	34.0%	204 (53.4%)	105 (27.5%)	30 (7.9%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$16,387							48.7	63.8	35	8
231110000405	44	Fort Kent Community High School	Public	9-12	84 Pleasant St	Fort Kent	04743	Aroostook County	Maine School Admin District 27	No	No	No	No	(207) 834-5540	252	22	11.6	16.3%	239 (94.8%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,245							48.6	60.2	41	3
231086000371	45	Presque Isle High School	Public	9-12	16 Griffin St	Presque Isle	04769	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01	No	No	No	No	(207) 764-0121	468	34	13.6	29.9%	408 (87.2%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.6%)	10 (2.1%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$17,569							47.8	56.4	49	4
231161000497	46	Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	26 Pleasant Street	Mars Hill	04758	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42	No	No	No	No	(207) 425-2811	172	20	8.6	30.8%	165 (95.9%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,925							46.1	41	72	26
231478800234	47	Maranacook Community High School	Public	9-12	2250 Millard Harrison Drive	Readfield	04355	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	No	(207) 685-4923	355	33	10.6	11.3%	339 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$18,453							45.3	51.2	58	11
231419000667	48	Sacopee Valley High School	Public	9-12	115 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	No	(207) 625-3208	288	28	10.1	50.7%	273 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$18,386							45	45.8	65	17
231479000148	49	Sumner Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 422-3510	279	21	13	39.1%	246 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$18,791							45	64.2	34	15
231478400921	50	Old Orchard Beach High School	Public	9-12	40 E Emerson Cummings Blvd	Old Orchard Beach	04064	York County	Regional School Unit 23	No	No	No	No	(207) 934-4461	203	26	7.7	35.0%	182 (89.7%)	9 (4.4%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$29,434							44.5			(n/a)