High Schools in Maine School Admin District 46

Summary:

Maine School Admin District 46 contains a single public high school, Dexter Regional High School, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 270 students. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 40th out of 119 Maine high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dexter Regional High School's academic proficiency rates are generally higher than the district average but lower than the state average, suggesting the school is performing better than the overall district but still has room for improvement. The school's 4-year graduation rate is 87.8%, and 50% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is relatively high, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

While Maine School Admin District 46 only contains one high school, the data provides valuable insights into Dexter Regional High School's strengths and areas for improvement. By addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and implementing targeted interventions to support economically disadvantaged students, the school may be able to improve its overall academic performance and ranking among Maine high schools.

District Detail

175 Fern Rd
Dexter, ME 04930

(207) 924-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
110^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 805

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
Dexter Regional High School	Public	9-12	12 Abbott Hill Rd	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	No	(207) 924-5536	277	21	13.2	71.8%	261 (94.2%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49	40^th of 119 public high schools	66.4%		36.4	73^rd of 121 public high schools	39.7%	33	61.8	50.0	39.3	$19,512

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 19	9.9 mi	5	134^th
Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04	10.85 mi	2	161^st
Mountain View Youth Dev Center	11.08 mi	1
Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	12.15 mi	2	112^th
Harmony Public Schools	12.73 mi	1	73^rd

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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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