High School Explorer

State: Public + private high schools, every state.

174

high schools (public + private)

124

public (120 districts)

private (NCES PSS)

12,756

public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

ME public HS enrollment trend

Across the 50,020 students enrolled in ME brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state contracted -1.2% by 2024 (49,395 students, -625 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 2.2% (1,062 of 49,395 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

🗺️ State context · NAEP 2024

How does ME compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math

273

0 vs national avg (273)

8th-grade reading

262

+2 vs national avg (260)

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. ME is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

Portland	4 HS	2,525
Lewiston	1 HS	1,709
Sanford	1 HS	1,115
Bangor	1 HS	1,068
Auburn	1 HS	1,045
Standish	1 HS	1,027
Paris	1 HS	1,010
South Portland	2 HS	943
Windham	1 HS	939
North Berwick	1 HS	925

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools

public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024

Deering High School Portland Public Schools	711→850	+19.5%
Maine Arts Academy School Maine Arts Academy	213→245	+15.0%
Lisbon High School Lisbon Public Schools	347→396	+14.1%
Machias Memorial High School Machias Public Schools	157→173	+10.2%
Camden Hills Regional H S Five Town CSD	697→757	+8.6%
Houlton High School RSU 29/MSAD 29	349→378	+8.3%
Spruce Mountain High School RSU 73	397→425	+7.1%
Robert W Traip Academy Kittery Public Schools	275→294	+6.9%
Lewiston High School Lewiston Public Schools	1,604→1,709	+6.5%
Maranacook Community High Sch RSU 38	364→385	+5.8%

Fastest-shrinking high schools

public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024

Calais Middle/High School Calais Public Schools	269→206	-23.4%
Wiscasset Middle/High School Wiscasset Public Schools	161→131	-18.6%
Sacopee Valley High Sch RSU 55/MSAD 55	319→261	-18.2%
Sumner Memorial High School RSU 24	259→214	-17.4%
Mt View High School RSU 03/MSAD 03	312→271	-13.1%
Cape Elizabeth High School Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	539→471	-12.6%
Lawrence High School RSU 49/MSAD 49	606→531	-12.4%
Mountain Valley High School RSU 10	416→369	-11.3%
Mt Desert Island High School Mt Desert CSD	508→453	-10.8%
Orono High School RSU 26	373→337	-9.7%

Every ME high school

Search by school, district, or city; sort any column. Trend = high-school enrollment change, first→latest year on file (public 2021→2024 via CCD grades 9–12; private 2018→2022 via PSS total). Omitted (—) for schools under 50 HS students, where a year-over-year percentage isn't reliable.

High school	City	Type	HS enrollment (9–12)	9–12 trend
Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC K–12 Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC	South Portland	Public	15	—
Ashland District School K–12 RSU 32/MSAD 32	Ashland	Public	69	+1.5%
Aucocisco School K–12 Nonsectarian	Cape Elizabeth	Private	23	—
Bangor Christian Schools K–12 Other religious	Bangor	Private	291	+7.0%
Bangor High School Bangor Public Schools	Bangor	Public	1,068	-7.0%
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences charter Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	Portland	Public	384	+3.8%
Belfast Area High School RSU 71	Belfast	Public	476	+1.5%
Berwick Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	South Berwick	Private	534	-6.8%
Biddeford High School K–12 Biddeford Public Schools	Biddeford	Public	725	-1.8%
Blue Hill Harbor School Nonsectarian	Blue Hill	Private	49	—
Bonny Eagle High School RSU 06/MSAD 06	Standish	Public	1,027	-3.9%
Boothbay Region High School Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD	Boothbay Harbor	Public	172	+3.0%
Brewer High School Brewer Public Schools	Brewer	Public	690	-5.6%
Bridgton Academy Nonsectarian	North Bridgton	Private	167	+27.5%
Brunswick High School Brunswick Public Schools	Brunswick	Public	722	-5.1%
Buckfield Jr-Sr High School K–12 RSU 10	Buckfield	Public	160	+3.2%
Bucksport Christian School K–12 Other religious	Bucksport	Private	19	—
Bucksport High School RSU 25	Bucksport	Public	361	-0.3%
Calais Middle/High School K–12 Calais Public Schools	Calais	Public	206	-23.4%
Calvary Christian Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	Turner	Private	85	-6.6%
Camden Hills Regional H S Five Town CSD	Rockport	Public	757	+8.6%
Cape Elizabeth High School Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	Cape Elizabeth	Public	471	-12.6%
Caribou High School RSU 39	Caribou	Public	436	-5.0%
Carrabassett Valley Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	Carrabassett Valley	Private	82	—
Carrabec High School RSU 74/MSAD 74	North Anson	Public	174	-8.4%
Casco Bay High School Portland Public Schools	Portland	Public	379	-3.1%
Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S K–12 RSU 42/MSAD 42	Mars Hill	Public	104	-11.9%
Central High School RSU 64/MSAD 64	Corinth	Public	303	-6.5%
Central Maine Learning Center K–12 Nonsectarian	Belgrade	Private	40	—
Cheverus High School Catholic	Portland	Private	373	-6.0%
Chop Point School K–12 Other religious	Woolwich	Private	79	+8.2%
Cony Augusta Public Schools	Augusta	Public	662	+1.5%
Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch Deer Isle-Stonington CSD	Deer Isle	Public	94	+4.4%
Deering High School Portland Public Schools	Portland	Public	850	+19.5%
Dexter Regional High School MSAD 46	Dexter	Public	277	-1.8%
Dirigo High School RSU 56	Dixfield	Public	216	-0.5%
East Grand School K–12 RSU 84/MSAD 14	Danforth	Public	41	—
Easton Junior-Senior High Sch K–12 Easton Public Schools	Easton	Public	66	-7.0%
Ecology Learning Ctr charter Ecology Learning Center	Unity	Public	120	+55.8%
Edward Little High School Auburn Public Schools	Auburn	Public	1,045	+5.6%
Ellsworth High School Ellsworth Public Schools	Ellsworth	Public	521	-2.1%
Erskine Academy Nonsectarian	South China	Private	526	-11.6%
Falmouth High School Falmouth Public Schools	Falmouth	Public	669	-1.8%
Forest Hills Consolidated School K–12 RSU 82/MSAD 12	Jackman	Public	35	—
Fort Fairfield Middle/High School K–12 RSU 86/MSAD 20	Fort Fairfield	Public	140	-4.8%
Fort Kent Community High School MSAD 27	Fort Kent	Public	240	+0.0%
Foxcroft Academy Nonsectarian	Dover Foxcroft	Private	400	-5.0%
Freeport High School RSU 05	Freeport	Public	593	-0.7%
Fryeburg Academy Nonsectarian	Fryeburg	Private	584	+2.1%
Gardiner Area High School RSU 11/MSAD 11	Gardiner	Public	565	-9.2%
George Stevens Academy Nonsectarian	Blue Hill	Private	311	-0.6%
Glenn Stratton Learning Center K–12 Nonsectarian	Hinckley	Private	28	—
Glickman Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	Portland	Private	26	—
Gorham High School Gorham Public Schools	Gorham	Public	812	-3.1%
Gray-New Gloucester High School RSU 15/MSAD 15	Gray	Public	573	-5.6%
Greater Portland Christian School K–12 Other religious	South Portland	Private	129	-9.2%
Greely High School RSU 51/MSAD 51	Cumberland	Public	615	+2.2%
Greenville Consolidated School K–12 Greenville Public Schools	Greenville	Public	40	—
Hall-Dale Middle and High School K–12 RSU 02	Farmingdale	Public	276	+3.8%
Hampden Academy RSU 22	Hampden	Public	767	-5.3%
Hermon High School Hermon Public Schools	Hermon	Public	567	-2.4%
Hezion Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	Peru	Private	60	—
Hodgdon Middle/High School K–12 RSU 70/MSAD 70	Hodgdon	Public	137	+0.7%
Houlton High School RSU 29/MSAD 29	Houlton	Public	378	+8.3%
Hyde School K–12 Nonsectarian	Bath	Private	85	-50.3%
Islesboro Central School K–12 Islesboro Public Schools	Islesboro	Public	34	—
John Bapst Memorial High School Nonsectarian	Bangor	Private	504	+7.9%
Jonesport-Beals High School Moosabec CSD	Jonesport	Public	59	-9.2%
Katahdin Middle/High School K–12 RSU 89	Stacyville	Public	75	-12.8%
Kennebunk High School RSU 21	Kennebunk	Public	683	-7.1%
Kents Hill School Nonsectarian	Kents Hill	Private	194	-16.4%
Lake Region High School RSU 61/MSAD 61	Naples	Public	503	-8.4%
Lawrence High School RSU 49/MSAD 49	Fairfield	Public	531	-12.4%
Leavitt Area High School RSU 52/MSAD 52	Turner	Public	563	-1.4%
Lee Academy Nonsectarian	Lee	Private	162	-23.6%
Lewiston High School Lewiston Public Schools	Lewiston	Public	1,709	+6.5%
Lisbon Falls Christian Academy K–12 Other religious	Lisbon Falls	Private	44	—
Lisbon High School Lisbon Public Schools	Lisbon Falls	Public	396	+14.1%
ME Sch of Science & Mathematics ME Sch of Science & Mathematics	Limestone	Public	96	-21.3%
Machias Memorial High School Machias Public Schools	Machias	Public	173	+10.2%
Madawaska Middle/High School K–12 Madawaska Public Schools	Madawaska	Public	107	-21.9%
Madison Jr/Sr High School K–12 RSU 59/MSAD 59	Madison	Public	173	+3.0%
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences charter Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	Hinckley	Public	177	-5.3%
Maine Arts Academy School charter Maine Arts Academy	Augusta	Public	245	+15.0%
Maine Central Institute Nonsectarian	Pittsfield	Private	356	-19.1%
Maine Coast Waldorf School K–12 Nonsectarian	Freeport	Private	227	-2.6%
Maine Connections Academy charter virtual K–12 Maine Connections Academy	South Portland	Public	337	+3.1%
Maine Virtual Academy charter virtual K–12 Maine Virtual Academy	Augusta	Public	406	+14.4%
Maplestone K–12 Nonsectarian	Acton	Private	17	—
Maranacook Community High Sch RSU 38	Readfield	Public	385	+5.8%
Marshwood High School RSU 35/MSAD 35	South Berwick	Public	659	-5.3%
Massabesic High School RSU 57/MSAD 57	Waterboro	Public	867	-4.5%
Mattanawcook Academy RSU 67	Lincoln	Public	313	+4.0%
Medomak Valley High School RSU 40/MSAD 40	Waldoboro	Public	561	+0.0%
Messalonskee High School RSU 18	Oakland	Public	695	-7.5%
Monmouth Academy RSU 02	Monmouth	Public	192	+3.2%
Morrison Center K–12 Nonsectarian	Scarborough	Private	30	—
Morse High School RSU 01 - LKRSU	Bath	Public	615	-1.0%
Mountain Valley High School RSU 10	Rumford	Public	369	-11.3%
Mt Abram Regional High School RSU 58/MSAD 58	Salem	Public	216	-0.5%
Mt Ararat High School RSU 75/MSAD 75	Topsham	Public	732	+0.4%
Mt Blue High School RSU 09	Farmington	Public	720	-0.1%
Mt Desert Island High School Mt Desert CSD	Bar Harbor	Public	453	-10.8%
Mt View High School RSU 03/MSAD 03	Thorndike	Public	271	-13.1%
Narraguagus High School K–12 RSU 37/MSAD 37	Harrington	Public	206	-0.5%
New Life Christian Academy K–12 Other religious	Fryeburg	Private	20	—
Nfi Buxton - Beacon House K–12 Nonsectarian	Buxton	Private	8	—
Nfi-Stetson Ranch School K–12 Nonsectarian	Stetson	Private	10	—
Noble High School K–12 RSU 60/MSAD 60	North Berwick	Public	925	-6.8%
Nokomis Regional High School RSU 19	Newport	Public	610	-2.1%
North Haven Community School K–12 RSU 07/MSAD 07	North Haven	Public	20	—
North Yarmouth Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	Yarmouth	Private	320	+11.1%
Oak Hill High School RSU 04	Wales	Public	408	+0.2%
Oceanside High School RSU 13	Rockland	Public	494	-4.4%
Old Orchard Beach High School RSU 23	Old Orchard Beach	Public	186	-7.5%
Old Town High School RSU 34	Old Town	Public	531	-0.6%
Opportunity Training Center K–12 Nonsectarian	Presque Isle,	Private	36	—
Orono High School RSU 26	Orono	Public	337	-9.7%
Overman Academy charter K–12 Community Regional Charter School	Skowhegan	Public	136	+22.5%
Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S RSU 17/MSAD 17	Paris	Public	1,010	-7.4%
Pathways Merry Meeting Center K–12 Nonsectarian	Brunswick	Private	12	—
Penobscot Christian School K–12 Other religious	Bangor	Private	134	+48.9%
Penobscot Valley High School RSU 31/MSAD 31	Howland	Public	127	-3.1%
Penquis Valley Middle/High School K–12 RSU 41/MSAD 41	Milo	Public	184	+0.0%
Pine Tree Academy K–12 Other religious	Freeport	Private	143	+20.2%
Piscataquis Community Secondary School K–12 RSU 80/MSAD 04	Guilford	Public	152	-8.4%
Poland Regional H S RSU 16	Poland	Public	506	+1.2%
Portland High School Portland Public Schools	Portland	Public	912	+0.4%
Presque Isle High School RSU 79/MSAD 01	Presque Isle	Public	474	+2.6%
Rangeley Lakes Regional School K–12 RSU 78	Rangeley	Public	53	-8.6%
Reach School K–12 Nonsectarian	Bucksport	Private	21	—
Richmond High School Richmond Public Schools	Richmond	Public	122	-7.6%
Robert W Traip Academy Kittery Public Schools	Kittery	Public	294	+6.9%
Royal Academy Education Inc. K–12 Nonsectarian	Gray	Private	76	+26.7%
Sacopee Valley High Sch RSU 55/MSAD 55	Hiram	Public	261	-18.2%
Sanford High School Sanford Public Schools	Sanford	Public	1,115	+2.1%
Scarborough High School Scarborough Public Schools	Scarborough	Public	903	-1.5%
Schenck High School East Millinocket Public Schools	East Millinocket	Public	109	+1.9%
Searsport District High School RSU 20	Searsport	Public	121	-12.9%
Shead High School Eastport Public Schools	Eastport	Public	96	+28.0%
Skowhegan Area High School RSU 54/MSAD 54	Skowhegan	Public	686	-5.0%
So Aroostook School K–12 RSU 50	Dyer Brook	Public	108	-4.4%
South Portland High School South Portland Public Schools	South Portland	Public	928	-1.0%
Spruce Mountain High School RSU 73	Jay	Public	425	+7.1%
Spurwink School-Cornville K–12 Nonsectarian	Cornville	Private	15	—
Spurwink-Chelsea K–12 Nonsectarian	Chelsea	Private	26	—
Spurwink-Lewiston/Auburn K–12 Nonsectarian	Lewiston	Private	21	—
St Dominic Academy-Auburn K–12 Catholic	Auburn	Private	446	+71.5%
Stearns Jr-Sr High School K–12 Millinocket Public Schools	Millinocket	Public	131	+4.0%
Stillwater Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	Bangor	Private	23	—
Summit Achievement Nonsectarian	Stow	Private	10	—
Sumner Memorial High School RSU 24	Sullivan	Public	214	-17.4%
Telstar High School RSU 44/MSAD 44	Bethel	Public	179	-2.2%
Temple Academy K–12 Other religious	Waterville	Private	190	+6.1%
The New School Nonsectarian	Kennebunk	Private	20	—
The School At Sweetser K–12 Nonsectarian	Saco	Private	41	—
Thornton Academy K–12 Nonsectarian	Saco	Private	1,520	-10.6%
Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School K–12 RSU 83/MSAD 13	Bingham	Public	60	+17.6%
Van Buren District Secondary Sch RSU 88/MSAD 24	Van Buren	Public	58	-12.1%
Vinalhaven School K–12 RSU 08/MSAD 08	Vinalhaven	Public	28	—
Washburn District High School RSU 45/MSAD 45	Washburn	Public	91	+2.2%
Washington Academy Nonsectarian	East Machias	Private	328	-22.1%
Waterville Senior High School Waterville Public Schools	Waterville	Public	529	+3.3%
Waynflete School K–12 Nonsectarian	Portland	Private	548	+0.7%
Wells High School Wells-Ogunquit CSD	Wells	Public	422	+0.0%
Westbrook High School Westbrook Public Schools	Westbrook	Public	719	+2.4%
Windham High School RSU 14	Windham	Public	939	-1.7%
Winslow High School Winslow Schools	Winslow	Public	383	-1.3%
Winthrop High School Winthrop Public Schools	Winthrop	Public	241	+5.2%
Wiscasset Middle/High School K–12 Wiscasset Public Schools	Wiscasset	Public	131	-18.6%
Wisdom Middle High School K–12 RSU 33/MSAD 33	Saint Agatha	Public	59	-15.7%
Woodland Jr-Sr High School K–12 Baileyville Public Schools	Baileyville	Public	150	+8.7%
Yarmouth High School Yarmouth Schools	Yarmouth	Public	554	+4.3%
York High School York Public Schools	York	Public	498	-4.8%

Sources: Public — NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute API; "HS enrollment" = grades 9–12 (so K–12/combined records aren't inflated by their elementary grades); trend 2021–2024. Private — NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS); enrollment is total students (PSS has no grade detail); trend 2018→2022 (biennial). "High school" = offers grade 12. Winners/losers shown for public only (comparable annual span) and exclude very small/near-closure schools.

ME public HS enrollment trend

How does ME compare nationally?

Where the students are

School-size distribution

Every ME high school

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