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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)	ID
81	Mountain Valley High School	Public	9-12	799 Hancock Street	Rumford	04276	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	No	(207) 364-4547	388	31	12.5	70.6%	349 (89.9%)	13 (3.4%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$18,999							33.2	73.5	21	60		231479500303
82	Sanford High School	Public	9-12	100 Alumni Blvd	Sanford	04073	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 324-4050	1,065	76	13.9	37.4%	939 (88.2%)	22 (2.1%)	40 (3.8%)	16 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.0%)	$15,969							33.1	25.2	87	5		231050000316
83	Central High School	Public	9-12	402 Main St	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	No	(207) 285-3326	330	22	15.3	39.1%	325 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,019							32.2	90.4	2	81		231444000715
84	Shead High School	Public	9-12	89 High Street	Eastport	04631	Washington County	Eastport Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 853-6254	77	9	8.6	54.5%	42 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.0%)	$21,629							31.3			(n/a)		230536000138
85	Oceanside High School	Public	9-12	400 Broadway	Rockland	04841	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	No	(207) 596-2010	525	50	10.6	49.9%	490 (93.3%)	7 (1.3%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$19,600							30.7	61.7	39	46		231478723156
86	Maine Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	6 East Chestnut Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Maine Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(207) 613-8900	438	34	13	52.3%	376 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$11,334							29.4	66.3	30	56		231482123147
87	Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	9 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	577	44	13.2	34.7%	553 (95.8%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,742							28.7	44.6	69	18		231433000695
88	Carrabec High School	Public	9-12	160 N Main St	North Anson	04958	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	No	No	No	No	(207) 635-2296	174	16	10.8	61.5%	164 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	$22,441							28.7			(n/a)		231476700954
89	Lisbon High School	Public	9-12	2 Sugg Drive	Lisbon Falls	04252	Androscoggin County	Lisbon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 353-3030	360	25	14.6	30.3%	337 (93.6%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,981							27.5	74.1	20	69		230753000202
90	Stearns Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	199 State St	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 723-6430	218	21	10.3	52.8%	208 (95.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,430							27.2	68.2	27	63		230828000227

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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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