Maine school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 253 regular districts, 250 report 2024–25 enrollment and 197 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Search by district or city, then switch between enrollment, spending, instructional investment, and student–teacher ratio. Missing records are excluded only from the selected measure.

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Showing 1–25 of 250 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Portland Public Schools	Portland	17	6,555
2	Lewiston Public Schools	Lewiston	8	5,313
3	Bangor Public Schools	Bangor	10	3,439
4	RSU 06/MSAD 06	Buxton	8	3,297
5	Sanford Public Schools	Sanford	6	3,250
6	Auburn Public Schools	Auburn	8	3,242
7	RSU 17/MSAD 17	South Paris	8	3,075
8	RSU 14	Windham	6	3,051
9	RSU 57/MSAD 57	Waterboro	7	2,868
10	Scarborough Public Schools	Scarborough	6	2,865
11	Gorham Public Schools	Gorham	5	2,833
12	South Portland Public Schools	South Portland	7	2,816
13	RSU 60/MSAD 60	Berwick	7	2,801
14	RSU 18	Oakland	8	2,725
15	Biddeford Public Schools	Biddeford	5	2,436
16	Brunswick Public Schools	Brunswick	4	2,413
17	Westbrook Public Schools	Westbrook	6	2,348
18	RSU 75/MSAD 75	Topsham	7	2,302
19	RSU 09	Farmington	8	2,277
20	RSU 21	Kennebunk	6	2,262
21	RSU 51/MSAD 51	Cumberland	4	2,236
22	RSU 54/MSAD 54	Skowhegan	7	2,194
23	Augusta Public Schools	Augusta	7	2,120
24	RSU 35/MSAD 35	Eliot	5	2,120
25	RSU 22	Hampden	6	2,118

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Largest school districts in Maine

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Portland Public Schools 17 schools	Portland	6,555
2	Lewiston Public Schools 8 schools	Lewiston	5,313
3	Bangor Public Schools 10 schools	Bangor	3,439
4	RSU 06/MSAD 06 8 schools	Buxton	3,297
5	Sanford Public Schools 6 schools	Sanford	3,250
6	Auburn Public Schools 8 schools	Auburn	3,242
7	RSU 17/MSAD 17 8 schools	South Paris	3,075
8	RSU 14 6 schools	Windham	3,051
9	RSU 57/MSAD 57 7 schools	Waterboro	2,868
10	Scarborough Public Schools 6 schools	Scarborough	2,865
11	Gorham Public Schools 5 schools	Gorham	2,833
12	South Portland Public Schools 7 schools	South Portland	2,816
13	RSU 60/MSAD 60 7 schools	Berwick	2,801
14	RSU 18 8 schools	Oakland	2,725
15	Biddeford Public Schools 5 schools	Biddeford	2,436
16	Brunswick Public Schools 4 schools	Brunswick	2,413
17	Westbrook Public Schools 6 schools	Westbrook	2,348
18	RSU 75/MSAD 75 7 schools	Topsham	2,302
19	RSU 09 8 schools	Farmington	2,277
20	RSU 21 6 schools	Kennebunk	2,262
21	RSU 51/MSAD 51 4 schools	Cumberland	2,236
22	RSU 54/MSAD 54 7 schools	Skowhegan	2,194
23	Augusta Public Schools 7 schools	Augusta	2,120
24	RSU 35/MSAD 35 5 schools	Eliot	2,120
25	RSU 22 6 schools	Hampden	2,118

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in Maine

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Bar Harbor Public Schools 346 students	Bar Harbor	$26,931
2	RSU 23 614 students	Old Orchard Beach	$26,788
3	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD 479 students	Boothbay Harbor	$26,220
4	RSU 20 396 students	Searsport	$25,080
5	Mt Desert CSD 454 students	Bar Harbor	$24,737
6	York Public Schools 1,539 students	York	$24,422
7	St George Public Schools 206 students	Tenants Harbor	$23,527
8	RSU 13 1,508 students	Rockland	$23,183
9	RSU 01 - LKRSU 1,789 students	Bath	$23,104
10	Deer Isle-Stonington CSD 343 students	Deer Isle	$22,909
11	RSU 24 718 students	Sullivan	$22,868
12	RSU 33/MSAD 33 229 students	Frenchville	$22,731
13	Falmouth Public Schools 1,979 students	Falmouth	$22,460
14	RSU 32/MSAD 32 234 students	Ashland	$22,280
15	RSU 54/MSAD 54 2,194 students	Skowhegan	$22,180
16	Kittery Public Schools 966 students	Kittery	$22,127
17	Madawaska Public Schools 369 students	Madawaska	$22,104
18	RSU 28/MSAD 28 688 students	Camden	$22,053
19	Westbrook Public Schools 2,348 students	Westbrook	$21,627
20	Acton Public Schools 256 students	Acton	$21,589
21	RSU 59/MSAD 59 544 students	Madison	$21,577
22	RSU 88/MSAD 24 262 students	Van Buren	$21,498
23	Waterville Public Schools 1,623 students	Waterville	$21,367
24	Portland Public Schools 6,555 students	Portland	$21,356
25	RSU 74/MSAD 74 575 students	North Anson	$21,259

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Maine high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	Bangor High School 09–12 · 21 AP courses	Bangor Public Schools	3 of 3
2	Scarborough High School 09–12 · 20 AP courses	Scarborough Public Schools	3 of 3
3	Falmouth High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Falmouth Public Schools	3 of 3
4	Yarmouth High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Yarmouth Schools	3 of 3
5	Wells High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	3 of 3
6	Mt Ararat High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses	RSU 75/MSAD 75	3 of 3
7	Westbrook High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses	Westbrook Public Schools	3 of 3
8	Freeport High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses	RSU 05	3 of 3
9	Cape Elizabeth High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	3 of 3
10	Leavitt Area High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses	RSU 52/MSAD 52	3 of 3
11	Biddeford High School 08–12 · 13 AP courses	Biddeford Public Schools	3 of 3
12	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S 09–12 · 12 AP courses	RSU 17/MSAD 17	3 of 3
13	Kennebunk High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	RSU 21	3 of 3
14	Mt Desert Island High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Mt Desert CSD	3 of 3
15	Edward Little High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Auburn Public Schools	3 of 3
16	Gorham High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Gorham Public Schools	3 of 3
17	Hampden Academy 09–12 · 11 AP courses	RSU 22	3 of 3
18	Greely High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	RSU 51/MSAD 51	3 of 3
19	Waterville Senior High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Waterville Public Schools	3 of 3
20	Boothbay Region High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD	3 of 3
21	Brewer High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Brewer Public Schools	3 of 3
22	Marshwood High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	RSU 35/MSAD 35	3 of 3
23	Mountain Valley High School 09–12 · 9 AP courses	RSU 10	3 of 3
24	Bonny Eagle High School 09–12 · 8 AP courses	RSU 06/MSAD 06	3 of 3
25	South Portland High School 09–12 · 8 AP courses	South Portland Public Schools	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.