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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04974

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At a glance

School

121

Students

Top rankedSearsport District High School107^th of 119 Maine high schools

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Searsport District High School up 14 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 04974 zip code is home to a single high school, Searsport District High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it faces significant challenges, including declining performance, low test scores, and high rates of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage among its student population.

Searsport District High School's four-year graduation rate of 87.8% in the 2023-2024 school year is a positive metric, but the school's proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) in both English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the state and district averages in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school had a concerning 23.4% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024, which is quite high compared to the state average.

The data suggests that addressing the issues at Searsport District High School will likely require a multi-faceted approach targeting both academic and socioeconomic factors. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, 59.2% in 2023-2024, indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance. Improving the school's performance will be crucial for the Regional School Unit 20 district and the broader community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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	Total
Searsport District High School	Public	9-12	24 Mortland Road	Searsport	04974	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 20	No	No	No	No	(207) 548-2313	121	15	8.1	73.6%	112 (92.6%)	2 (1.7%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	13.4	107^th of 119 public high schools	10.1%		0	121^st of 121 public high schools	0.0%	14	33.3	40.9	$30,113

Cities Near Zip Code 04974

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Searsport	0.28 mi	3	244^th
Belfast	4.56 mi	8	183^rd
Swanville	5.39 mi	2	138^th
Northport	6.46 mi	2	5^th
Castine	8.1 mi	1	1^st

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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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