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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
230273000045	91	Woodland Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14 First Avenue	Baileyville	04694	Washington County	Baileyville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 427-3325	182	17	10.8	46.2%	155 (85.2%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$18,218	26.9			(n/a)
231077000361	92	Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	256 Main Street	Norway	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-8914	1,077	75	14.3	42.5%	1,021 (94.8%)	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.1%)	$14,325	26.2	20.2	90	2
231479423170	93	Caribou High School	Public	9-12	308 Sweden St	Caribou	04736	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 39	No	No	No	No	(207) 493-4260	470	30	15.5	51.1%	413 (87.9%)	8 (1.7%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$15,075	26.1	45.9	64	29
231480900549	94	Mt Blue High School	Public	9-12	129 Seamon Rd	Farmington	04938	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	No	(207) 778-3561	733	54	13.5	44.7%	675 (92.1%)	9 (1.2%)	25 (3.4%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$14,702	25.5	36.7	75	19
230387000106	95	Calais Middle/High School	Public	7-12	34 Blue Devil Hill Suite 2	Calais	04619	Washington County	Calais Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 454-2591	325	26	12.5	34.5%	249 (76.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$15,331	25			(n/a)
230489500127	96	Deer Isle-Stonington High School	Public	9-12	251 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 348-2303	115	16	7.1	55.7%	107 (93.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	$24,966	24.2	31.1	80	16
231065023166	97	Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School	Public	5-12	110 Meadow ST	Bingham	04920	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 83/Maine School Admin District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 672-3300	124	17	7.4	63.7%	113 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$24,019	23.5	6	95	2
231131000439	98	Wisdom Middle High School	Public	6-12	368 Main St	Saint Agatha	04772	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 33/Maine School Admin District 33	No	No	No	No	(207) 543-7717	100	10	10.1	28.0%	96 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,849	23.3	55.1	55	43
231185000731	99	Vinalhaven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22 Arcola Lane	Vinalhaven	04863	Knox County	Regional School Unit 08/Maine School Admin District 08	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 863-4800	157	21	7.4	29.9%	153 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$30,482	21.5	29.2	82	17
231467000775	100	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	910	58	15.6	26.0%	869 (95.5%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$15,868	21.3	15	93	7

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics, MEA Science test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 123)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
230273000045	91	Woodland Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14 First Avenue	Baileyville	04694	Washington County	Baileyville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 427-3325	182	17	10.8	46.2%	155 (85.2%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$18,218							26.9			(n/a)
231077000361	92	Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	256 Main Street	Norway	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-8914	1,077	75	14.3	42.5%	1,021 (94.8%)	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.1%)	$14,325							26.2	20.2	90	2
231479423170	93	Caribou High School	Public	9-12	308 Sweden St	Caribou	04736	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 39	No	No	No	No	(207) 493-4260	470	30	15.5	51.1%	413 (87.9%)	8 (1.7%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$15,075							26.1	45.9	64	29
231480900549	94	Mt Blue High School	Public	9-12	129 Seamon Rd	Farmington	04938	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	No	(207) 778-3561	733	54	13.5	44.7%	675 (92.1%)	9 (1.2%)	25 (3.4%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$14,702							25.5	36.7	75	19
230387000106	95	Calais Middle/High School	Public	7-12	34 Blue Devil Hill Suite 2	Calais	04619	Washington County	Calais Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 454-2591	325	26	12.5	34.5%	249 (76.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$15,331							25			(n/a)
230489500127	96	Deer Isle-Stonington High School	Public	9-12	251 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 348-2303	115	16	7.1	55.7%	107 (93.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	$24,966							24.2	31.1	80	16
231065023166	97	Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School	Public	5-12	110 Meadow ST	Bingham	04920	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 83/Maine School Admin District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 672-3300	124	17	7.4	63.7%	113 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$24,019							23.5	6	95	2
231131000439	98	Wisdom Middle High School	Public	6-12	368 Main St	Saint Agatha	04772	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 33/Maine School Admin District 33	No	No	No	No	(207) 543-7717	100	10	10.1	28.0%	96 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,849							23.3	55.1	55	43
231185000731	99	Vinalhaven School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22 Arcola Lane	Vinalhaven	04863	Knox County	Regional School Unit 08/Maine School Admin District 08	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 863-4800	157	21	7.4	29.9%	153 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$30,482							21.5	29.2	82	17
231467000775	100	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	910	58	15.6	26.0%	869 (95.5%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$15,868							21.3	15	93	7