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Kennebunk High School

Public Grades 9-12

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 119 Maine High Schools

Better than 95% of Maine high schools

Summary

Kennebunk High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Kennebunk, Maine, with a total enrollment of 707 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 21 district, which is ranked 10th out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kennebunk High School consistently performs well academically, ranking 6th out of 119 Maine high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are impressive, with 78.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 67.36% in Mathematics, and 58.13% in Science. Kennebunk High School also boasts an excellent 97.1% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. The school performs exceptionally well across different student groups, ranking 7th out of 107 Maine high schools for female students and 7th out of 108 for male students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Marshwood High School, York High School, and Scarborough High School, Kennebunk High School outperforms many of them, ranking 6th in Maine in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.0% to 30.4% in recent years, which is an area of concern that the school may need to address.

683

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,612

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

89 Fletcher Street
Kennebunk, ME 04043

(207) 985-1110

District: Regional School Unit 21

Feeder schools for Kennebunk High School:

Elementary:	Kennebunk Elementary School
	Kennebunkport Consolidated School
	Mildred L Day School
	Sea Road School
Middle:	Middle School of the Kennebunks

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (68% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Maine high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Maine average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg74%

Maine avg53%

6^th of 119

Maine public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 176Regional School Unit 21 among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	6 of 119	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	7 of 121	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	69.6	19 of 123	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	52 of 98	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.2	13 of 82	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	7 of 114	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	6 of 114	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	7 of 111	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	10 of 111	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	50.4	21 of 98	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.7	10 of 106	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	8 of 107	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.1	8 of 105	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	8 of 103	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	7 of 107	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	5 of 92	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	12 of 108	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	19 of 76	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	7 of 108	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	8 of 92	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+15 vs state

Mathematics67%+18 vs state

Science58%+22 vs state

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Ranking:

E = Elementary, M = Middle, H = High, A = Alternative, P = Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Kennebunk High School	Public	9-12	89 Fletcher Street	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1110	683	59	11.6	18.0%	625 (91.5%)	8 (1.2%)	23 (3.4%)	10 (1.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	89.3	6^th of 119 public high schools	95.0%		86	7^th of 121 public high schools	94.2%	1	78.5	67.4	58.1	$24,612
Wells High School	Public	9-12	200 Sanford RD	Wells	04090	York County	Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 646-7011	422	37	11.3	17.5%	381 (90.3%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	64.8	19^th of 119 public high schools	84.0%		46.5	51^st of 121 public high schools	57.9%	32	64.0	61.2	44.0	$25,347
Biddeford High School	Public	8-12	20 Maplewood Avenue	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 282-1596	894	63	14.1	61.5%	640 (71.6%)	117 (13.1%)	67 (7.5%)	25 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)	12.9	109^th of 119 public high schools	8.4%		13.6	109^th of 121 public high schools	9.9%		38.7	29.2	28.3	$17,234
Sanford High School	Public	9-12	100 Alumni Blvd	Sanford	04073	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 324-4050	1,115	63	17.7	46.4%	943 (84.6%)	40 (3.6%)	45 (4.0%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.5%)	17	104^th of 119 public high schools	12.6%		23.7	91^st of 121 public high schools	24.8%	13	40.9	37.7	28.8	$30,292
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	186	25	7.5	36.6%	158 (84.9%)	15 (8.1%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	61.9	21^st of 119 public high schools	82.4%		54	34^th of 121 public high schools	71.9%	13	63.3	57.1	46.2	$32,814
Massabesic High School	Public	9-12	88 West Road	Waterboro	04087	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	No	(207) 247-3141	867	64	13.5	40.6%	817 (94.2%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	21.3	100^th of 119 public high schools	16.0%		11.7	112^th of 121 public high schools	7.4%	12	31.7	37.9	34.7	$18,003
Noble High School	Public	8-12	100 Noble Way	North Berwick	03906	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	No	(207) 284-3000	1,134	94	12.0	35.2%	1,027 (90.6%)	10 (0.9%)	39 (3.4%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)								(n/a)				$36,582
York High School	Public	9-12	1 Robert Stevens Drive	York	03909	York County	York Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 363-3621	498	52	9.5	21.7%	456 (91.6%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.6%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	83	9^th of 119 public high schools	92.4%		65.4	19^th of 121 public high schools	84.3%	10	70.9	66.1	56.4	$30,826
Scarborough High School	Public	9-12	11 Municipal Drive	Scarborough	04074	Cumberland County	Scarborough Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 730-5000	903	82	10.9	20.6%	747 (82.7%)	43 (4.8%)	29 (3.2%)	42 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.3%)	87.9	7^th of 119 public high schools	94.1%		86.8	5^th of 121 public high schools	95.9%	2	75.2	68.2	60.0	$23,220
Marshwood High School	Public	9-12	260 Dow Highway	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4500	659	51	12.9	15.3%	604 (91.7%)	10 (1.5%)	18 (2.7%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	90.1	5^th of 119 public high schools	95.8%		86.5	6^th of 121 public high schools	95.0%	1	85.5	66.1	56.0	$19,818

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennebunk High School

How many students attend Kennebunk High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Kennebunk High School.

Is Kennebunk High School a good school?

Yes. Kennebunk High School ranks in the top 5.0% of Maine high schools.

What district is Kennebunk High School in?

Regional School Unit 21

What is the racial makeup of Kennebunk High School?

Students at Kennebunk High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Kennebunk High School?

Kennebunk High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kennebunk Elementary School
Elementary : Kennebunkport Consolidated School
Elementary : Mildred L Day School
Elementary : Sea Road School
Middle : Middle School of the Kennebunks

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