Maine: the highest-poverty school districts

85 districts

Maine public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	RSU 41/MSAD 41	ME	3	578	494	85.5%
2	MSAD 46	ME	2	805	603	74.9%
3	RSU 59/MSAD 59	ME	3	543	401	73.8%
4	RSU 29/MSAD 29	ME	4	1,214	865	71.3%
5	RSU 10	ME	6	1,739	1,238	71.2%
6	RSU 74/MSAD 74	ME	4	575	406	70.6%
7	RSU 54/MSAD 54	ME	7	2,193	1,488	67.9%
8	Waterville Public Schools	ME	4	1,623	1,085	66.9%
9	Westbrook Public Schools	ME	5	2,348	1,554	66.2%
10	RSU 72/MSAD 72	ME	3	694	459	66.1%
11	RSU 70/MSAD 70	ME	2	500	324	64.8%
12	RSU 03/MSAD 03	ME	8	983	636	64.7%
13	Biddeford Public Schools	ME	5	2,433	1,543	63.4%
14	Lewiston Public Schools	ME	7	5,312	3,362	63.3%
15	RSU 73	ME	4	1,369	863	63.0%
16	RSU 37/MSAD 37	ME	4	631	388	61.5%
17	RSU 58/MSAD 58	ME	4	564	347	61.5%
18	RSU 53/MSAD 53	ME	3	578	349	60.4%
19	Auburn Public Schools	ME	8	3,241	1,922	59.3%
20	RSU 55/MSAD 55	ME	3	979	573	58.5%
21	RSU 56	ME	3	720	417	57.9%
22	RSU 19	ME	5	1,883	1,087	57.7%
23	RSU 71	ME	7	1,396	797	57.1%
24	Calais Public Schools	ME	2	539	306	56.8%
25	RSU 09	ME	7	2,276	1,290	56.7%
26	RSU 24	ME	6	718	407	56.7%
27	RSU 17/MSAD 17	ME	11	3,197	1,799	56.3%
28	Portland Public Schools	ME	16	6,548	3,676	56.2%
29	RSU 40/MSAD 40	ME	7	1,761	984	55.9%
30	RSU 64/MSAD 64	ME	3	1,021	561	54.9%
31	RSU 68/MSAD 68	ME	2	668	367	54.9%
32	RSU 25	ME	4	1,067	583	54.6%
33	Sanford Public Schools	ME	5	3,250	1,774	54.6%
34	RSU 39	ME	2	1,188	645	54.3%
35	RSU 34	ME	5	1,369	737	53.8%
36	RSU 61/MSAD 61	ME	5	1,627	876	53.8%
37	RSU 13	ME	6	1,508	808	53.6%
38	RSU 79/MSAD 01	ME	5	1,670	891	53.4%
39	RSU 44/MSAD 44	ME	4	664	354	53.3%
40	Augusta Public Schools	ME	6	2,120	1,128	53.2%
41	RSU 49/MSAD 49	ME	6	1,871	969	51.8%
42	Bangor Public Schools	ME	10	3,436	1,777	51.7%
43	Ellsworth Public Schools	ME	2	1,261	650	51.5%
44	RSU 04	ME	5	1,269	641	50.5%
45	RSU 67	ME	3	941	474	50.4%
46	MSAD 27	ME	3	812	397	48.9%
47	RSU 12	ME	5	877	425	48.5%
48	Winslow Schools	ME	3	1,142	545	47.7%
49	Lisbon Public Schools	ME	3	1,331	604	45.4%
50	RSU 57/MSAD 57	ME	7	2,867	1,272	44.4%

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