High Schools in Brewer Public Schools

Summary:

Brewer Public Schools operates a single high school, Brewer High School, which serves 704 students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively large student population, its academic performance and statewide ranking have been declining in recent years, dropping from 58th out of 119 high schools in 2024-2025 to 77th out of 123 high schools in 2022-2023.

Brewer High School's graduation rate of 87.8% in 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, and the school struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. Academically, the school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with students scoring below the district and state averages in mathematics and science, but performing better than the state average in English Language Arts. Additionally, the school serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students (24.57%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which can be a factor in academic performance.

Overall, while Brewer Public Schools operates a single high school, Brewer High School's declining performance and rankings, along with its challenges in areas such as chronic absenteeism and academic achievement, suggest that the school may need to address these issues to improve the educational outcomes for its students.

District Detail

261 Center Street
Brewer, ME 04412

(207) 989-3160

SchoolDigger Rank:
91^st of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,490

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 (2024)
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
Brewer High School	Public	9-12	261 Center St	Brewer	04412	Penobscot County	Brewer Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 989-4140	690	49	14.0	38.8%	605 (87.7%)	13 (1.9%)	27 (3.9%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	39.7	58^th of 119 public high schools	51.3%		40.9	62^nd of 121 public high schools	48.8%	4	59.6	44.4	35.6	$19,573

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bangor Public Schools	1.03 mi	10	63^rd
Bangor-Region 4	2.21 mi	1
Veazie Public Schools	3.85 mi	1	19^th
Orrington Public Schools	5.25 mi	1	105^th
Regional School Unit 22	5.29 mi	6	45^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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