Best High Schools in Maine

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 121)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Greely High School	Public	9-12	303 Main Street	Cumberland	04021	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 51/Maine School Admin District 51	No	No	No	No	(207) 828-4805	609	66	9.2	3.3%	560 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$31,327							97	96.1	2	1		231424000679
2	Cape Elizabeth High School	Public	9-12	345 Ocean House Road	Cape Elizabeth	04107	Cumberland County	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-3309	513	46	11.1	5.5%	456 (88.9%)	6 (1.2%)	20 (3.9%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$29,346							94.4	94.8	3	1		230393000108
3	Falmouth High School	Public	9-12	74 Woodville Road	Falmouth	04105	Cumberland County	Falmouth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 781-7429	698	67	10.4	2.3%	616 (88.3%)	15 (2.1%)	16 (2.3%)	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$29,067							91.9	89.4	6	3		230567000145
4	Mt Desert Island High School	Public	9-12	1081 Eagle Lake Road	Bar Harbor	04609	Hancock County	Mt Desert Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 288-5011	474	54	8.7	14.8%	416 (87.8%)	16 (3.4%)	14 (3.0%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$33,356							88.4	79.7	10	6		230850000061
5	Scarborough High School	Public	9-12	11 Municipal Drive	Scarborough	04074	Cumberland County	Scarborough Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 730-5000	916	82	11.1	9.6%	761 (83.1%)	50 (5.5%)	27 (2.9%)	42 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.5%)	$25,577							86.8	93.9	4	1		231053000325
6	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	669	51	13.1	9.6%	609 (91.0%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.8%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	$23,427							86.5	80.2	9	3		231137000491
7	Kennebunk High School	Public	9-12	89 Fletcher Street	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1110	707	62	11.4	8.9%	643 (90.9%)	11 (1.6%)	26 (3.7%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	$27,394							86	69.6	19	12		231477300799
8	Freeport High School	Public	9-12	30 Holbrook Street	Freeport	04032	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	No	(207) 865-4706	632	48	13.2	12.3%	545 (86.2%)	33 (5.2%)	12 (1.9%)	20 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$21,478							84.3	80.3	8			231478900149
9	Yarmouth High School	Public	9-12	286 West Elm Street	Yarmouth	04096	Cumberland County	Yarmouth Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 846-5535	556	50	11.2	4.3%	469 (84.4%)	23 (4.1%)	15 (2.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	$27,351							82.3	77.7	11	2		231410000652
10	Baxter Academy for Technical & Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	185 Lancaster Street	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	Yes	No	No	No	(207) 699-5500	373	25	15.1	11.0%	320 (85.8%)	16 (4.3%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$13,103							80.3	98	1	9		231481223141

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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 January 22, 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.
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