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Fastest-growing Maine public schools, 2017-2024

Maine public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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MAINE · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
101	Presque Isle Middle School	Presque Isle	RSU 79/MSAD 01	353	354	0.3%
102	Troy A Howard Middle School	Belfast	RSU 71	329	330	0.3%
103	C K Burns School	Saco	Saco Public Schools	640	641	0.2%
104	Brewer High School	Brewer	Brewer Public Schools	689	690	0.1%
105	Boothbay Region Elem School	Boothbay Harbor	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD	307	307	0.0%
106	Brunswick High School	Brunswick	Brunswick Public Schools	723	722	-0.1%
107	Harrison Lyseth Elem School	Portland	Portland Public Schools	491	489	-0.4%
108	Waterville Senior High School	Waterville	Waterville Public Schools	531	529	-0.4%
109	Central Middle School	Corinth	RSU 64/MSAD 64	231	230	-0.4%
110	Hampden Academy	Hampden	RSU 22	771	767	-0.5%
111	Lisbon Community School	Lisbon	Lisbon Public Schools	660	657	-0.5%
112	Wells High School	Wells	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	424	422	-0.5%
113	Mill Stream Elementary School	Norridgewock	RSU 54/MSAD 54	312	309	-1.0%
114	Maranacook Community Middle Sch	Readfield	RSU 38	294	290	-1.4%
115	Molly Ockett School	Fryeburg	RSU 72/MSAD 72	528	520	-1.5%
116	Ella P Burr School	Lincoln	RSU 67	329	324	-1.5%
117	Windham High School	Windham	RSU 14	953	939	-1.5%
118	Wentworth School	Scarborough	Scarborough Public Schools	675	664	-1.6%
119	Casco Bay High School	Portland	Portland Public Schools	386	379	-1.8%
120	Medomak Valley High School	Waldoboro	RSU 40/MSAD 40	571	561	-1.8%
121	Lincolnville Central School	Lincolnville	Lincolnville Public Schools	216	212	-1.9%
122	Oak Hill High School	Wales	RSU 04	416	408	-1.9%
123	Gorham High School	Gorham	Gorham Public Schools	829	812	-2.1%
124	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S	Paris	RSU 17/MSAD 17	1,033	1,010	-2.2%
125	Brunswick Jr High School	Brunswick	Brunswick Public Schools	557	544	-2.3%
126	Hartford-Sumner Elementary School	Sumner	RSU 10	304	297	-2.3%
127	Fruit Street School	Bangor	Bangor Public Schools	318	310	-2.5%
128	Auburn Middle School	Auburn	Auburn Public Schools	512	499	-2.5%
129	Hollis School	Hollis	RSU 06/MSAD 06	280	272	-2.9%
130	Pine Street Elementary School	Presque Isle	RSU 79/MSAD 01	336	325	-3.3%
131	Noble High School	North Berwick	RSU 60/MSAD 60	1,174	1,134	-3.4%
132	Conners-Emerson School	Bar Harbor	Bar Harbor Public Schools	359	346	-3.6%
133	Enfield Station Elementary School	West Enfield	RSU 31/MSAD 31	218	210	-3.7%
134	Philip W Sugg Middle School	Lisbon Falls	Lisbon Public Schools	289	278	-3.8%
135	Westbrook High School	Westbrook	Westbrook Public Schools	748	719	-3.9%
136	Falmouth Elementary School	Falmouth	Falmouth Public Schools	906	871	-3.9%
137	Dirigo High School	Dixfield	RSU 56	225	216	-4.0%
138	Albert S Hall School	Waterville	Waterville Public Schools	247	237	-4.0%
139	Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences	Portland	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	400	384	-4.0%
140	Buckfield Jr-Sr High School	Buckfield	RSU 10	238	228	-4.2%
141	Mountain Valley High School	Rumford	RSU 10	385	369	-4.2%
142	Mildred L Day School	Arundel	RSU 21	234	224	-4.3%
143	Mt Blue Middle School	Farmington	RSU 09	531	508	-4.3%
144	Falmouth High School	Falmouth	Falmouth Public Schools	699	669	-4.3%
145	Skowhegan Area Middle School	Skowhegan	RSU 54/MSAD 54	495	473	-4.4%
146	Medomak Middle School	Waldoboro	RSU 40/MSAD 40	271	259	-4.4%
147	Greely High School	Cumberland	RSU 51/MSAD 51	644	615	-4.5%
148	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Rangeley	RSU 78	200	191	-4.5%
149	Gray-New Gloucester High School	Gray	RSU 15/MSAD 15	600	573	-4.5%
150	Kennebunk High School	Kennebunk	RSU 21	717	683	-4.7%

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