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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
30	Schenck High School	Public	9-12	45 North St	East Millinocket	04430	Penobscot County	East Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 746-3511	109	10	11.1	61.5%	102 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$25,311	54.9	12.9	110	80	230528000134
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
20	Sacopee Valley High School	Public	9-12	115 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	No	(207) 625-3208	261	26	9.9	58.2%	240 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$21,697	62	36.7	71	51	231419000667
37	Lisbon High School	Public	9-12	2 Sugg Drive	Lisbon Falls	04252	Androscoggin County	Lisbon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 353-3030	396	25	15.8	39.6%	374 (94.4%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$21,546	50.1	27.1	87	50	230753000202
41	Leavitt Area High School	Public	9-12	21 Matthews Way	Turner	04282	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	No	No	No	No	(207) 225-1100	563	49	11.5	35.0%	533 (94.7%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$20,526	48.5	33.6	76	35	231416000658
59	Monmouth Academy	Public	9-12	96 Academy Road	Monmouth	04259	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 933-4416	192	18	10.7	28.6%	175 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$23,479	39.6	22.8	93	34	231477600231
40	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%)	$19,512	49	36.4	73	33	231453000734
26	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	43 Mendolia Road	Rangeley	04970	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 78	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 864-3311	191	23	8.4	34.6%	178 (93.2%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$31,372	56.1	44	58	32	231480300291
19	Wells High School	Public	9-12	200 Sanford RD	Wells	04090	York County	Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 646-7011	422	37	11.3	17.5%	381 (90.3%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$28,035	64.8	46.5	51	32	231349000612
71	Westbrook High School	Public	9-12	125 Stroudwater Street	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 854-0810	719	60	12	63.1%	434 (60.4%)	167 (23.2%)	44 (6.1%)	36 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$22,417	35.5	18.2	103	32	231356000623

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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 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.

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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.

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
30	Schenck High School	Public	9-12	45 North St	East Millinocket	04430	Penobscot County	East Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 746-3511	109	10	11.1	61.5%	102 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$25,311							54.9	12.9	110	80		230528000134
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
20	Sacopee Valley High School	Public	9-12	115 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	No	(207) 625-3208	261	26	9.9	58.2%	240 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$21,697							62	36.7	71	51		231419000667
37	Lisbon High School	Public	9-12	2 Sugg Drive	Lisbon Falls	04252	Androscoggin County	Lisbon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 353-3030	396	25	15.8	39.6%	374 (94.4%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$21,546							50.1	27.1	87	50		230753000202
41	Leavitt Area High School	Public	9-12	21 Matthews Way	Turner	04282	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	No	No	No	No	(207) 225-1100	563	49	11.5	35.0%	533 (94.7%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$20,526							48.5	33.6	76	35		231416000658
59	Monmouth Academy	Public	9-12	96 Academy Road	Monmouth	04259	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 933-4416	192	18	10.7	28.6%	175 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$23,479							39.6	22.8	93	34		231477600231
40	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%)	$19,512							49	36.4	73	33		231453000734
26	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	43 Mendolia Road	Rangeley	04970	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 78	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 864-3311	191	23	8.4	34.6%	178 (93.2%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$31,372							56.1	44	58	32		231480300291
19	Wells High School	Public	9-12	200 Sanford RD	Wells	04090	York County	Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 646-7011	422	37	11.3	17.5%	381 (90.3%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$28,035							64.8	46.5	51	32		231349000612
71	Westbrook High School	Public	9-12	125 Stroudwater Street	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 854-0810	719	60	12	63.1%	434 (60.4%)	167 (23.2%)	44 (6.1%)	36 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$22,417							35.5	18.2	103	32		231356000623