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The School At Sweetser → Biddeford High School → Old Orchard Beach High School → Scarborough High School → Morrison Center → Kennebunk High School → Maine Connections Academy → The New School →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Thornton Academy compares for families
What families should know about Thornton Academy.
- ▸ LocallyME sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The School At Sweetser, Biddeford High School, Old Orchard Beach High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,520 students:
≈ 198 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 198 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $3,168,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The School At Sweetser Saco |
Private | 0.9 | 41 | — |
| Biddeford High School Biddeford |
Public | 1.8 | 725 | -1.8% |
| Old Orchard Beach High School Old Orchard Beach |
Public | 2.3 | 186 | -7.5% |
| Scarborough High School Scarborough |
Public | 7.9 | 903 | -1.5% |
| Morrison Center Scarborough |
Private | 8.6 | 30 | — |
| Kennebunk High School Kennebunk |
Public | 9.3 | 683 | -7.1% |
| Maine Connections Academy South Portland |
Public · charter | 10.0 | 337 | +3.1% |
| The New School Kennebunk |
Private | 10.1 | 20 | — |