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Maine school data rankings

Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 274 current districts, 263 report 2024–25 enrollment and 206 match the FY 2023 finance file.

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263 districts with this measure reported

Rank	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
26	RSU 52/MSAD 52	Turner	6	2,028
27	RSU 05	Freeport	6	2,001
28	Falmouth Public Schools	Falmouth	3	1,979
29	Saco Public Schools	Saco	5	1,942
30	RSU 19	Newport	5	1,883
31	RSU 11/MSAD 11	Gardiner	6	1,846
32	RSU 15/MSAD 15	Gray	5	1,825
33	RSU 01 - LKRSU	Bath	7	1,789
34	RSU 40/MSAD 40	Union	7	1,762
35	RSU 49/MSAD 49	Fairfield	5	1,760
36	RSU 10	Rumford	4	1,739
37	RSU 16	Poland	5	1,672
38	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Presque Isle	6	1,670
39	Yarmouth Schools	Yarmouth	4	1,655
40	RSU 61/MSAD 61	Bridgton	6	1,627
41	Waterville Public Schools	Waterville	5	1,623
42	York Public Schools	York	4	1,539
43	RSU 13	Rockland	6	1,508
44	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	Cape Elizabeth	3	1,499
45	Brewer Public Schools	Brewer	2	1,490
46	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	Wells	3	1,440
47	RSU 02	Hallowell	5	1,436
48	RSU 71	Belfast	7	1,396
49	RSU 34	Old Town	4	1,369
50	RSU 73	Livermore Falls	4	1,369
51	Hermon Public Schools	Hermon	3	1,345
52	Lisbon Public Schools	Lisbon	3	1,331
53	RSU 04	Wales	4	1,269
54	Ellsworth Public Schools	Ellsworth	3	1,261
55	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Houlton	4	1,214
56	RSU 39	Caribou	3	1,188
57	RSU 38	Readfield	6	1,160
58	Winslow Schools	Winslow	3	1,143
59	RSU 12	Somerville	5	1,140
60	RSU 25	Bucksport	4	1,073
61	RSU 64/MSAD 64	East Corinth	3	1,021
62	RSU 03/MSAD 03	Unity	6	983
63	RSU 55/MSAD 55	Hiram	3	979
64	Kittery Public Schools	Kittery	3	966
65	RSU 67	Lincoln	3	941
66	RSU 26	Orono	3	827
67	MSAD 27	Fort Kent	3	812
68	Winthrop Public Schools	Winthrop	3	806
69	MSAD 46	Dexter	3	805
70	Five Town CSD	Camden	1	757
71	RSU 56	Dixfield	3	722
72	RSU 24	Sullivan	6	718
73	RSU 72/MSAD 72	Fryeburg	3	694
74	RSU 28/MSAD 28	Camden	2	688
75	RSU 44/MSAD 44	Bethel	4	664
76	RSU 37/MSAD 37	Harrington	4	631
77	RSU 23	Old Orchard Beach	3	614
78	RSU 68/MSAD 68	Dover-Foxcroft	2	596
79	RSU 87/MSAD 23	Carmel	3	584
80	RSU 41/MSAD 41	Milo	4	578
81	RSU 53/MSAD 53	Pittsfield	3	578
82	RSU 74/MSAD 74	North Anson	4	575
83	RSU 58/MSAD 58	Phillips	4	564
84	RSU 59/MSAD 59	Madison	3	544
85	Calais Public Schools	Calais	3	539
86	Maine Connections Academy	South Portland	1	504
87	Vassalboro Public Schools	Vassalboro	1	501
88	RSU 70/MSAD 70	Hodgdon	2	500
89	Machias Public Schools	Machias	3	494
90	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD	Boothbay Harbor	2	479
91	Maine Virtual Academy	Augusta	1	475
92	RSU 80/MSAD 04	Guilford	2	474
93	Mt Desert CSD	Bar Harbor	1	454
94	RSU 63/MSAD 63	Holden	3	443
95	Millinocket Public Schools	Millinocket	2	438
96	RSU 31/MSAD 31	Lagrange	3	435
97	RSU 86/MSAD 20	Fort Fairfield	2	426
98	Richmond Public Schools	Richmond	3	422
99	RSU 20	Searsport	3	396
100	Community Regional Charter School	Cornville	3	385
101	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	Portland	1	384
102	Glenburn Public Schools	Glenburn	1	381
103	Madawaska Public Schools	Madawaska	2	369
104	Wiscasset Public Schools	Wiscasset	2	364
105	Blue Hill Public Schools	Blue Hill	1	347
106	Bar Harbor Public Schools	Bar Harbor	1	346
107	Orrington Public Schools	Orrington	1	346
108	Deer Isle-Stonington CSD	Deer Isle	2	343
109	RSU 50	Dyer Brook	1	340
110	RSU 42/MSAD 42	Mars Hill	2	333
111	Baileyville Public Schools	Baileyville	2	299
112	Milford Public Schools	Milford	1	273
113	RSU 45/MSAD 45	Washburn	2	271
114	RSU 89	Stacyville	2	264
115	RSU 88/MSAD 24	Van Buren	3	262
116	Acton Public Schools	Acton	1	256
117	Acadia Academy	Lewiston	1	250
118	Jefferson Public Schools	Jefferson	1	246
119	Maine Arts Academy	Augusta	1	245
120	RSU 32/MSAD 32	Ashland	1	234
121	East Millinocket Public Schools	East Millinocket	2	230
122	RSU 33/MSAD 33	Frenchville	3	229
123	Lincolnville Public Schools	Camden	1	212
124	St George Public Schools	Tenants Harbor	1	206
125	Easton Public Schools	Easton	2	203
126	RSU 78	Rangeley	1	192
127	Bristol Public Schools	Pemaquid	1	189
128	Hancock Public Schools	Hancock	1	189
129	Greenville Public Schools	Greenville	1	177
130	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	Hinckley	1	177
131	Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences	Gray	1	177
132	East Machias Public Schools	Machias	1	176
133	Eastport Public Schools	Pembroke	2	176
134	Woodland Public Schools	Woodland	1	175
135	Surry Public Schools	Blue Hill	1	168
136	Dedham Public Schools	Orrington	1	167
137	Veazie Public Schools	Veazie	1	167
138	Mount Desert Public Schools	Bar Harbor	1	161
139	RSU 30/MSAD 30	Lee	2	160
140	RSU 83/MSAD 13	Bingham	2	150
141	RSU 84/MSAD 14	Danforth	1	146
142	RSU 08/MSAD 08	Vinalhaven	1	143
143	Nobleboro Public Schools	Nobleboro	1	141
144	Hope Public Schools	Camden	1	140
145	Limestone Public Schools	Limestone	1	138
146	Pleasant Point	Calais	0	137
147	Lamoine Public Schools	Hancock	1	137
148	Appleton Public Schools	Camden	1	132
149	RSU 82/MSAD 12	Jackman	1	132
150	Greenbush Public Schools	Greenbush	1	131
151	Indian Township	Calais	0	127
152	Southwest Harbor Public Schools	Bar Harbor	1	127
153	Tremont Public Schools	Bar Harbor	1	127
154	Trenton Public Schools	Bar Harbor	1	120
155	Ecology Learning Center	Unity	1	120
156	Edgecomb Public Schools	Boothbay Harbor	1	116
157	Sebago Public Schools	Sebago	1	116
158	Princeton Public Schools	Baileyville	1	113
159	Cherryfield Public Schools	Cherryfield	1	110
160	Medway Public Schools	Medway	1	107
161	Dayton Public Schools	Dayton	1	106
162	Athens Public Schools	Athens	1	105
163	Jonesport Public Schools	Jonesport	1	101
164	West Bath Public Schools	West Bath	1	101
165	Education in Unorganized Terr	Augusta	3	98
166	Northport Public Schools	Northport	1	98
167	Sedgwick Public Schools	Sedgwick	1	97
168	Eustis Public Schools	Stratton	1	97
169	ME Sch of Science & Mathematics	Limestone	1	96
170	Indian Island	Calais	0	89
171	RSU 85/MSAD 19	Pembroke	1	87
172	Pembroke Public Schools	Pembroke	1	83
173	Penobscot Public Schools	Blue Hill	1	82
174	Fayette Public Schools	Fayette	1	73
175	Perry Public Schools	Pembroke	1	73
176	Brooklin Public Schools	Brooklin	1	71
177	Otis Public Schools	Otis	1	70
178	Brooksville Public Schools	Blue Hill	1	69
179	Islesboro Public Schools	Islesboro	1	64
180	South Bristol Public Schools	South Bristol	1	63
181	Moosabec CSD	Jonesport	1	59
182	Machiasport Public Schools	Machiasport	1	57
183	Harmony Public Schools	Dexter	1	57
184	Castine Public Schools	Blue Hill	1	56
185	RSU 07/MSAD 07	North Haven	1	56
186	Jonesboro Public Schools	Machias	1	54
187	Georgetown Public Schools	Boothbay Harbor	1	51
188	Beals Public Schools	Beals	1	48
189	Caswell Public Schools	Caswell	1	45
190	Alexander Public Schools	Pembroke	1	44
191	Cutler Public Schools	Cutler	1	36
192	Airline CSD	Orrington	1	30
193	MSAD 76	Bar Harbor	1	29
194	Whiting Public Schools	Machias	1	27
195	Andover Public Schools	Andover	1	27
196	Southport Public Schools	Boothbay Harbor	1	19
197	Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC	South Portland	1	16
198	Chebeague Island Public Schools	Chebeague Island	1	14
199	East Range CSD	Topsfield	1	12
200	Long Island Public Schools	Long Island	1	8
201	Isle Au Haut Public Schools	Isle Au Haut	1	7
202	Cranberry Isles Public Schools	Bar Harbor	1	5
203	Monhegan Plt School Dept	Monhegan Plantation	1	3
204	Frenchboro Public Schools	Bar Harbor	1	2
205	Bridgewater Public Schools	Mars Hill	0	0
206	Grand Isle Public Schools	Grand Isle	0	0
207	The Forks Plt School Dept	The Forks	0	0
208	Seboeis Plt Public Schools	Lee	0	0
209	West Forks Plt Public Schools	West Forks	0	0
210	Lake View Plt. Public Schools	Old Town	0	0
211	Caratunk Public Schools	Anson	0	0
212	Lowell Public Schools	Lowell	0	0
213	Baring Plt Public Schools	Pembroke	0	0
214	Beaver Cove Public Schools	Beaver Cove	0	0
215	Beddington Public Schools	Harrington	0	0
216	Bowerbank Public Schools	Old Town	0	0
217	Carrabassett Valley Public Schools	Carrabassett Valley	0	0
218	Carroll Plt Public Schools	Lee	0	0
219	Charlotte Public Schools	Pembroke	0	0
220	Cooper Public Schools	Baileyville	0	0
221	Coplin Plt Public Schools	Coplin Plantation	0	0
222	Crawford Public Schools	Pembroke	0	0
223	Deblois Public Schools	Harrington	0	0
224	Dennistown Plt Public Schools	Lincoln	0	0
225	Dennysville Public Schools	Pembroke	0	0
226	Gilead Public Schools	Bethel	0	0
227	Glenwood Plt Public Schools	Linneus	0	0
228	Grand Lake Stream Plt School Dept	Baileyville	0	0
229	Highland Plt Public Schools	Highland Plantation	0	0
230	Kingsbury Plt Public Schools	Lee	0	0
231	Lakeville Public Schools	Lee	0	0
232	Lincoln Plt Public Schools	Lincoln Plantation	0	0
233	Macwahoc Plt School Dept	Lee	0	0
234	Marshfield Public Schools	Machias	0	0
235	Meddybemps Public Schools	Baileyville	0	0
236	Medford Public Schools	Old Town	0	0
237	Nashville Plt Public Schools	Ashland	0	0
238	New Sweden Public Schools	Woodland	0	0
239	Northfield Public Schools	Machias	0	0
240	Orient Public Schools	Danforth	0	0
241	Pleasant Ridge Plt School Dept	Lincoln	0	0
242	Reed Plt Public Schools	Lee	0	0
243	Robbinston Public Schools	Calais	0	0
244	Roque Bluffs Public Schools	Machias	0	0
245	MSAD 10	Allagash	0	0
246	Shirley Public Schools	Shirley	0	0
247	Talmadge Public Schools	Baileyville	0	0
248	Upton Public Schools	Bethel	0	0
249	Vanceboro Public Schools	Vanceboro	0	0
250	Waite Public Schools	Baileyville	0	0
251	Wesley Public Schools	Machias	0	0
252	Westmanland Public Schools	Woodland	0	0
253	Whitneyville Public Schools	Machias	0	0
254	Willimantic Public Schools	Willimantic	0	0
255	Woodville Public Schools	Woodville	0	0
256	RSU 65/MSAD 65	Matinicus Isle Plantation	1	0
257	Portage Lake Public Schools	Ashland	0	0
258	Brighton Plt School Department	Anson	0	0
259	Winterville Plt Public Schools	Winterville Plantation	0	0
260	Burlington Public Schools	Burlington	0	0
261	Byron Public Schools	Mexico	0	0
262	Moro Plantation Public Schools	Patten	0	0
263	Eagle Lake Public Schools	Eagle Lake	0	0

Data ranking

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.

Data ranking

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.

Data ranking

Maine high schools with broad reported program access

Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Areas offered
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.