Best High Schools in Maine

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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)
231481500387	21	Hampden Academy	Public	9-12	89 Western Avenue	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3791	811	53	15.3	22.8%	761 (93.8%)	13 (1.6%)	8 (1.0%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	$13,885							66.8	81.5	15	6
231477900705	22	Messalonskee High School	Public	9-12	131 Messalonskee High Drive	Oakland	04963	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 465-7381	725	52	14	24.7%	669 (92.3%)	6 (0.8%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$14,950							65.2	61.8	38	16
231128023125	23	Ashland District School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	180 Presque Isle Rd	Ashland	04732	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 32/Maine School Admin District 32	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 435-3481	232	24	9.8	39.2%	221 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,231							65.1	80.8	16	7
231477800252	24	Orono High School	Public	9-12	14 Goodridge Drive	Orono	04473	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 26	No	No	No	No	(207) 866-4916	373	32	11.5	34.0%	334 (89.5%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$18,793							64.4	57	48	24
231481923145	25	Maine Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	8 Science Park Road	Scarborough	04074	Cumberland County	Maine Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(207) 805-3254	466	23	20.5	40.8%	417 (89.5%)	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$11,444							63.7	82.3	11	14
230780000214	26	Madawaska Middle/High School	Public	6-12	135 Seventh AVE	Madawaska	04756	Aroostook County	Madawaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 728-3371	181	19	9.7	34.3%	163 (90.1%)	3 (1.7%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$17,605							60.6	69.3	26
231416000658	27	Leavitt Area High School	Public	9-12	21 Matthews Way	Turner	04282	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	No	No	No	No	(207) 225-1100	561	50	11.2	23.4%	528 (94.1%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$16,728							60.3	82.2	12	15
231479600102	28	Bucksport High School	Public	9-12	102 Broadway	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	No	(207) 469-6650	356	27	13	42.1%	320 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	$18,228							59.8	86.4	6	22
231477623162	29	Hall-Dale Middle and High School	Public	6-12	97 Maple ST	Farmingdale	04344	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 622-6211	522	47	11.1	30.8%	485 (92.9%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (1.9%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,910							59.5	59.5	44	15
231089000375	30	Fort Fairfield Middle/High School	Public	6-12	28 High School Drive Suite B	Fort Fairfield	04742	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20	No	No	No	No	(207) 472-3271	270	22	12.3	42.2%	253 (93.7%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,909							59.5	34.2	77	47

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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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