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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Maine

Across Maine, 51 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Cony leads the list at -34.6%, against a median of -6.8% 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

Maine

Best Enrollment change

-34.6%

Median Enrollment change

-6.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · MAINE

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Cony	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	1,013	662	-34.6%
2	Mt View High School	Thorndike, ME	RSU 03/MSAD 03	384	271	-29.4%
3	Old Orchard Beach High School	Old Orchard Beach, ME	RSU 23	245	186	-24.1%
4	Wiscasset Middle/High School	Wiscasset, ME	Wiscasset Public Schools	247	198	-19.8%
5	Sacopee Valley High Sch	Hiram, ME	RSU 55/MSAD 55	321	261	-18.7%
6	Stearns Jr-Sr High School	Millinocket, ME	Millinocket Public Schools	279	229	-17.9%
7	Mt Desert Island High School	Bar Harbor, ME	Mt Desert CSD	539	453	-16.0%
8	Skowhegan Area High School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	814	686	-15.7%
9	Caribou High School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	508	436	-14.2%
10	Lawrence High School	Fairfield, ME	RSU 49/MSAD 49	612	531	-13.2%
11	Monmouth Academy	Monmouth, ME	RSU 02	221	192	-13.1%
12	Winslow High School	Winslow, ME	Winslow Schools	438	383	-12.6%
13	Gardiner Area High School	Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	640	565	-11.7%
14	Presque Isle High School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	536	474	-11.6%
15	York High School	York, ME	York Public Schools	557	498	-10.6%
16	Bangor High School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	1,193	1,068	-10.5%
17	Fort Fairfield Middle/High School	Fort Fairfield, ME	RSU 86/MSAD 20	262	238	-9.2%
18	Cape Elizabeth High School	Cape Elizabeth, ME	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	516	471	-8.7%
19	Dexter Regional High School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	302	277	-8.3%
20	Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Milo, ME	RSU 41/MSAD 41	380	349	-8.2%
21	Deering High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	924	850	-8.0%
22	Lake Region High School	Naples, ME	RSU 61/MSAD 61	546	503	-7.9%
23	Scarborough High School	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough Public Schools	979	903	-7.8%
24	Messalonskee High School	Oakland, ME	RSU 18	749	695	-7.2%
25	Sumner Memorial High School	Sullivan, ME	RSU 24	230	214	-7.0%
26	Massabesic High School	Waterboro, ME	RSU 57/MSAD 57	930	867	-6.8%
27	Bonny Eagle High School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	1,101	1,027	-6.7%
28	Belfast Area High School	Belfast, ME	RSU 71	509	476	-6.5%
29	Madawaska Middle/High School	Madawaska, ME	Madawaska Public Schools	218	205	-6.0%
30	Marshwood High School	South Berwick, ME	RSU 35/MSAD 35	699	659	-5.7%
31	Fort Kent Community High School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	252	240	-4.8%
32	Kennebunk High School	Kennebunk, ME	RSU 21	717	683	-4.7%
33	Gray-New Gloucester High School	Gray, ME	RSU 15/MSAD 15	600	573	-4.5%
34	Greely High School	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	644	615	-4.5%
35	Falmouth High School	Falmouth, ME	Falmouth Public Schools	699	669	-4.3%
36	Mountain Valley High School	Rumford, ME	RSU 10	385	369	-4.2%
37	Buckfield Jr-Sr High School	Buckfield, ME	RSU 10	238	228	-4.2%
38	Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences	Portland, ME	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	400	384	-4.0%
39	Dirigo High School	Dixfield, ME	RSU 56	225	216	-4.0%
40	Westbrook High School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	748	719	-3.9%
41	Noble High School	North Berwick, ME	RSU 60/MSAD 60	1,174	1,134	-3.4%
42	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S	Paris, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	1,033	1,010	-2.2%
43	Gorham High School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	829	812	-2.1%
44	Oak Hill High School	Wales, ME	RSU 04	416	408	-1.9%
45	Casco Bay High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	386	379	-1.8%
46	Medomak Valley High School	Waldoboro, ME	RSU 40/MSAD 40	571	561	-1.8%
47	Windham High School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	953	939	-1.5%
48	Wells High School	Wells, ME	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	424	422	-0.5%
49	Hampden Academy	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	771	767	-0.5%
50	Waterville Senior High School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	531	529	-0.4%

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