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Maine: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

16 counties

Maine public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Piscataquis CountyME81,8971,23765.2%
2Somerset CountyME306,0443,94065.2%
3Washington CountyME333,7032,29662.0%
4Oxford CountyME307,9134,78860.5%
5Waldo CountyME253,8432,20157.3%
6Franklin CountyME164,1622,37857.1%
7Aroostook CountyME378,5294,85556.9%
8Androscoggin CountyME3515,5888,17252.4%
9Lincoln CountyME183,4501,65448.0%
10Penobscot CountyME6518,6468,88547.7%
11Hancock CountyME345,9382,70545.6%
12Kennebec CountyME5115,6497,11845.5%
13Knox CountyME194,2171,81943.2%
14Sagadahoc CountyME204,9711,83136.8%
15York CountyME5924,3648,91036.6%
16Cumberland CountyME9138,22413,00934.0%

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