Best High Schools in Maine

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
230261000013	111	Edward Little High School	Public	9-12	77 Harris Street	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 333-6652	1,007	85	11.8	40.5%	802 (79.6%)	120 (11.9%)	32 (3.2%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	31 (3.1%)	$14,512	18.6	45.1	67	44
231479501053	112	Buckfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	160 Morrill Street	Buckfield	04220	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	No	(207) 336-2151	222	22	10	40.5%	217 (97.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,892	18.1	27.7	83	29
231479100768	113	Searsport District High School	Public	9-12	24 Mortland Road	Searsport	04974	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 20	No	No	No	No	(207) 548-2313	133	15	8.6	55.6%	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$28,509	15.7			(n/a)
231478500729	114	Nokomis Regional High School	Public	9-12	291 Williams Road Suite 2	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	No	(207) 368-4354	634	48	13.2	41.3%	572 (90.2%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$15,237	15.5	69.9	25	89
231477700788	115	Mattanawcook Academy	Public	9-12	33 Reed Drive	Lincoln	04457	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 67	No	No	No	No	(207) 794-6711	308	26	12	38.6%	293 (95.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,866	15	24.1	89	26
231152000473	116	Mt View High School	Public	9-12	577 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-3255	315	26	12	50.5%	297 (94.3%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,255	11.5	34	78	38
231456000998	117	Madison Area Memorial High School	Public	9-12	486 Main Street	Madison	04950	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59	No	No	No	No	(207) 696-3395	184	18	10.2	54.3%	179 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,366	10.1			(n/a)
230993000269	118	Deering High School	Public	9-12	370 Stevens Avenue	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8260	750	61	12.3	54.1%	318 (42.4%)	260 (34.7%)	80 (10.7%)	46 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$21,088	9.5	0	98	20
230771000209	119	Machias Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Lane	Machias	04654	Washington County	Machias Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 255-3812	173	17	9.9	42.8%	168 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,823	6.9			(n/a)
231158000493	120	Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Public	5-12	48 Penquis Drive	Milo	04463	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 943-7346	372	34	11.1	77.4%	342 (91.9%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$18,500	6.5	1	96	24

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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)
230261000013	111	Edward Little High School	Public	9-12	77 Harris Street	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 333-6652	1,007	85	11.8	40.5%	802 (79.6%)	120 (11.9%)	32 (3.2%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	31 (3.1%)	$14,512							18.6	45.1	67	44
231479501053	112	Buckfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	160 Morrill Street	Buckfield	04220	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	No	(207) 336-2151	222	22	10	40.5%	217 (97.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,892							18.1	27.7	83	29
231479100768	113	Searsport District High School	Public	9-12	24 Mortland Road	Searsport	04974	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 20	No	No	No	No	(207) 548-2313	133	15	8.6	55.6%	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$28,509							15.7			(n/a)
231478500729	114	Nokomis Regional High School	Public	9-12	291 Williams Road Suite 2	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	No	(207) 368-4354	634	48	13.2	41.3%	572 (90.2%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$15,237							15.5	69.9	25	89
231477700788	115	Mattanawcook Academy	Public	9-12	33 Reed Drive	Lincoln	04457	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 67	No	No	No	No	(207) 794-6711	308	26	12	38.6%	293 (95.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,866							15	24.1	89	26
231152000473	116	Mt View High School	Public	9-12	577 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-3255	315	26	12	50.5%	297 (94.3%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,255							11.5	34	78	38
231456000998	117	Madison Area Memorial High School	Public	9-12	486 Main Street	Madison	04950	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59	No	No	No	No	(207) 696-3395	184	18	10.2	54.3%	179 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,366							10.1			(n/a)
230993000269	118	Deering High School	Public	9-12	370 Stevens Avenue	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8260	750	61	12.3	54.1%	318 (42.4%)	260 (34.7%)	80 (10.7%)	46 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$21,088							9.5	0	98	20
230771000209	119	Machias Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Lane	Machias	04654	Washington County	Machias Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 255-3812	173	17	9.9	42.8%	168 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,823							6.9			(n/a)
231158000493	120	Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Public	5-12	48 Penquis Drive	Milo	04463	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 943-7346	372	34	11.1	77.4%	342 (91.9%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$18,500							6.5	1	96	24