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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Maine

239 public schools in Maine appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lebanon Elementary School leads the list at -72.0%, against a median of -10.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

239

Maine

Best Enrollment change

-72.0%

Median Enrollment change

-10.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · MAINE

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lebanon Elementary School	Lebanon, ME	RSU 60/MSAD 60	482	135	-72.0%
2	Eric L Knowlton School	Berwick, ME	RSU 60/MSAD 60	634	204	-67.8%
3	Carrie Ricker School	Litchfield, ME	RSU 04	325	174	-46.5%
4	Songo Locks School	Naples, ME	RSU 61/MSAD 61	450	249	-44.7%
5	Earl C McGraw School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	349	203	-41.8%
6	Houlton Junior High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	304	186	-38.8%
7	Wiscasset Elementary School	Wiscasset, ME	Wiscasset Public Schools	271	166	-38.7%
8	Walton School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	249	156	-37.3%
9	Oxford-Cumberland Canal School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	296	188	-36.5%
10	Dora L Small Elementary School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	303	193	-36.3%
11	Mountain View Sch	Sullivan, ME	RSU 24	238	152	-36.1%
12	Winslow Junior High School	Winslow, ME	Winslow Schools	275	178	-35.3%
13	Cony	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	1,013	662	-34.6%
14	John F Kennedy Memorial School	Biddeford, ME	Biddeford Public Schools	236	157	-33.5%
15	Canaan Elementary School	Canaan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	234	160	-31.6%
16	Sherwood Heights Elementary Sch	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	425	291	-31.5%
17	Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch	Lewiston, ME	Lewiston Public Schools	685	474	-30.8%
18	Houlton Elementary School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	406	282	-30.5%
19	Piscataquis Community Elementary	Guilford, ME	RSU 80/MSAD 04	378	264	-30.2%
20	Searsport Elementary	Searsport, ME	RSU 20	239	167	-30.1%
21	Holbrook School	Holden, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	254	178	-29.9%
22	Mt View High School	Thorndike, ME	RSU 03/MSAD 03	384	271	-29.4%
23	Frank H Harrison Middle School	Yarmouth, ME	Yarmouth Schools	536	379	-29.3%
24	Lincoln Middle School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	522	382	-26.8%
25	Rumford Elementary	Rumford, ME	RSU 10	290	213	-26.6%
26	Fort Fairfield Elementary School	Fort Fairfield, ME	RSU 86/MSAD 20	250	188	-24.8%
27	Loranger Memorial School	Old Orchard Beach, ME	RSU 23	333	251	-24.6%
28	Old Orchard Beach High School	Old Orchard Beach, ME	RSU 23	245	186	-24.1%
29	Longfellow School-Portland	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	346	263	-24.0%
30	Madawaska Elementary School	Madawaska, ME	Madawaska Public Schools	213	162	-23.9%
31	Reeds Brook Middle School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	392	304	-22.4%
32	Manchester School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	459	357	-22.2%
33	James Otis Kaler Elementary School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	228	179	-21.5%
34	Dike-Newell School	Bath, ME	RSU 01 - LKRSU	284	225	-20.8%
35	Brewer Community School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	1,009	800	-20.7%
36	Mt View Middle School	Thorndike, ME	RSU 03/MSAD 03	291	232	-20.3%
37	Lillian Parks Hussey School	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	294	235	-20.1%
38	Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School	Lewiston, ME	Lewiston Public Schools	713	572	-19.8%
39	Wiscasset Middle/High School	Wiscasset, ME	Wiscasset Public Schools	247	198	-19.8%
40	Ashland District School	Ashland, ME	RSU 32/MSAD 32	291	234	-19.6%
41	Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary	Brunswick, ME	Brunswick Public Schools	659	531	-19.4%
42	Warren Community School	Warren, ME	RSU 40/MSAD 40	355	286	-19.4%
43	Sylvio J Gilbert School	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	378	305	-19.3%
44	Fort Street School	Mars Hill, ME	RSU 42/MSAD 42	218	176	-19.3%
45	Waldo T Skillin Elementary School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	374	302	-19.3%
46	Freeport Middle School	Freeport, ME	RSU 05	356	288	-19.1%
47	Great Falls Elementary School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	528	429	-18.8%
48	Waterville Junior High School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	400	325	-18.8%
49	Winthrop Grade School	Winthrop, ME	Winthrop Public Schools	458	372	-18.8%
50	Cape Elizabeth Middle School	Cape Elizabeth, ME	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	551	448	-18.7%

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