Best High Schools in Maine

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 119)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	Van Buren District Secondary School	Public	9-12	169 Main Street	Van Buren	04785	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 868-5274	58	8	7.2	82.8%	53 (91.4%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,242							39.1	10.2	115	54		231101000396
62	Maine Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	600 Southborough Dr.	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	Maine Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(207) 805-3254	504	27	18.6	51.6%	446 (88.5%)	15 (3.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	$11,467							38.4	53.8	36	26		231481923145
63	Bonny Eagle High School	Public	9-12	700 Saco Road	Standish	04084	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	No	(207) 929-3840	1,027	82	12.5	34.1%	918 (89.4%)	11 (1.1%)	33 (3.2%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.4%)	$20,424							38.2	29.4	83	20		231179000531
64	Bucksport High School	Public	9-12	102 Broadway	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	No	(207) 469-6650	361	28	13	49.6%	320 (88.6%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$21,549							37.9	56	31	33		231479600102
65	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	720	51	14.1	52.4%	668 (92.8%)	6 (0.8%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$19,635							37.6	27.6	85	20		231480900549
66	Oceanside High School	Public	9-12	400 Broadway	Rockland	04841	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	No	(207) 596-2010	494	46	10.6	54.3%	455 (92.1%)	9 (1.8%)	15 (3.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$28,681							37.6	32.9	77	11		231478723156
67	Medomak Valley High School	Public	9-12	320 Manktown Road	Waldoboro	04572	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 832-5380	561	42	13.5	51.5%	527 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$21,960							37.1	56.4	29	38		231155000483
68	Caribou High School	Public	9-12	308 Sweden St	Caribou	04736	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 39	No	No	No	No	(207) 493-4260	436	31	14.1	56.4%	385 (88.3%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$19,258							36.8	34.6	75	7		231479423170
69	So Aroostook School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	922 Dyer Brook Road	Dyer Brook	04747	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 50	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 757-8206	340	30	11.5	71.2%	316 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,929							36.4	31.9	78	9		231480600590
70	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	143	21	6.9	47.6%	141 (98.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,874							35.6	44.9	54	16		231185000731

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About our rankings:

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 November 3, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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