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The highest-poverty public high schools in Maine

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Maine, drawn from 106 qualifying public high schools. Penquis Valley Middle/High School leads the list at 84.0%, against a median of 46.2% 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

106

Maine

Top % FRL

84.0%

Median % FRL

46.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Milo, ME	RSU 41/MSAD 41	High	349	84.0%
2	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	Hinckley, ME	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	High	177	75.7%
3	Houlton High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	High	378	74.6%
4	Searsport District High School	Searsport, ME	RSU 20	High	121	73.6%
5	Mountain Valley High School	Rumford, ME	RSU 10	High	369	73.2%
6	Madison Jr/Sr High School	Madison, ME	RSU 59/MSAD 59	High	243	72.4%
7	Dexter Regional High School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	High	277	71.8%
8	Overman Academy	Skowhegan, ME	Community Regional Charter School	High	170	68.2%
9	Stearns Jr-Sr High School	Millinocket, ME	Millinocket Public Schools	High	229	65.9%
10	Deering High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	850	65.8%
11	Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School	Bingham, ME	RSU 83/MSAD 13	High	104	65.4%
12	Mt View High School	Thorndike, ME	RSU 03/MSAD 03	High	271	64.6%
13	Carrabec High School	North Anson, ME	RSU 74/MSAD 74	High	174	63.8%
14	Machias Memorial High School	Machias, ME	Machias Public Schools	High	173	63.6%
15	Hodgdon Middle/High School	Hodgdon, ME	RSU 70/MSAD 70	High	211	63.5%
16	Westbrook High School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	High	719	63.1%
17	Skowhegan Area High School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	High	686	62.7%
18	Biddeford High School	Biddeford, ME	Biddeford Public Schools	High	894	61.5%
19	Schenck High School	East Millinocket, ME	East Millinocket Public Schools	High	109	61.5%
20	Piscataquis Community Secondary School	Guilford, ME	RSU 80/MSAD 04	High	210	60.5%
21	Calais Middle/High School	Calais, ME	Calais Public Schools	High	289	60.2%
22	Penobscot Valley High School	Howland, ME	RSU 31/MSAD 31	High	127	59.8%
23	Sacopee Valley High Sch	Hiram, ME	RSU 55/MSAD 55	High	261	58.2%
24	Spruce Mountain High School	Jay, ME	RSU 73	High	425	58.1%
25	Lewiston High School	Lewiston, ME	Lewiston Public Schools	High	1,709	57.5%
26	Telstar High School	Bethel, ME	RSU 44/MSAD 44	High	179	57.0%
27	Waterville Senior High School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	High	529	56.9%
28	Dirigo High School	Dixfield, ME	RSU 56	High	216	56.5%
29	Caribou High School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	High	436	56.4%
30	Woodland Jr-Sr High School	Baileyville, ME	Baileyville Public Schools	High	175	55.4%
31	Narraguagus High School	Harrington, ME	RSU 37/MSAD 37	High	291	55.3%
32	Lake Region High School	Naples, ME	RSU 61/MSAD 61	High	503	54.3%
33	Oceanside High School	Rockland, ME	RSU 13	High	494	54.3%
34	Casco Bay High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	379	53.8%
35	Mt Abram Regional High School	Salem, ME	RSU 58/MSAD 58	High	216	53.7%
36	Katahdin Middle/High School	Stacyville, ME	RSU 89	High	128	53.1%
37	Portland High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	912	53.1%
38	Buckfield Jr-Sr High School	Buckfield, ME	RSU 10	High	228	53.1%
39	Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S	Mars Hill, ME	RSU 42/MSAD 42	High	157	52.9%
40	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S	Paris, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	High	1,010	52.6%
41	Mt Blue High School	Farmington, ME	RSU 09	High	720	52.4%
42	Medomak Valley High School	Waldoboro, ME	RSU 40/MSAD 40	High	561	51.5%
43	Nokomis Regional High School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	High	610	51.3%
44	Belfast Area High School	Belfast, ME	RSU 71	High	476	50.6%
45	Sumner Memorial High School	Sullivan, ME	RSU 24	High	214	50.5%
46	Old Town High School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	High	531	50.1%
47	Bucksport High School	Bucksport, ME	RSU 25	High	361	49.6%
48	Fort Kent Community High School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	High	240	48.3%
49	Oak Hill High School	Wales, ME	RSU 04	High	408	47.5%
50	Wiscasset Middle/High School	Wiscasset, ME	Wiscasset Public Schools	High	198	47.0%

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