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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Maine

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Maine, drawn from 336 qualifying public schools. Cony leads the list at 17.9:1, against a median of 11.6:1 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

336

Maine

Top Students/teacher

17.9:1

Median Students/teacher

11.6:1

HIGHEST RATIO · MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Cony	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	High	662	17.9:1
2	Sanford High School	Sanford, ME	Sanford Public Schools	High	1,115	17.7:1
3	Houlton High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	High	378	16.8:1
4	Acadia Academy School	Lewiston, ME	Acadia Academy	Elementary	250	16.7:1
5	Lisbon High School	Lisbon Falls, ME	Lisbon Public Schools	High	396	15.8:1
6	Pine Street Elementary School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	325	15.6:1
7	Houlton Southside School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Elementary	368	15.4:1
8	Fairview School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	Elementary	489	15.3:1
9	Eva Hoyt Zippel School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	289	14.8:1
10	Morse High School	Bath, ME	RSU 01 - LKRSU	High	615	14.8:1
11	Hampden Academy	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	High	767	14.8:1
12	Lewiston High School	Lewiston, ME	Lewiston Public Schools	High	1,709	14.7:1
13	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S	Paris, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	High	1,010	14.7:1
14	Skowhegan Area High School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	High	686	14.6:1
15	Hermon High School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	High	567	14.6:1
16	Portland High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	912	14.4:1
17	Maine Arts Academy School	Augusta, ME	Maine Arts Academy	High	245	14.4:1
18	Central High School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	High	303	14.3:1
19	Central Middle School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	Middle	230	14.3:1
20	Messalonskee High School	Oakland, ME	RSU 18	High	695	14.2:1
21	Mt Blue High School	Farmington, ME	RSU 09	High	720	14.2:1
22	Caribou High School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	High	436	14.2:1
23	Biddeford High School	Biddeford, ME	Biddeford Public Schools	High	894	14.2:1
24	Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences	Portland, ME	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	High	384	14.1:1
25	Brewer High School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	High	690	14.0:1
26	James H Bean School	Sidney, ME	RSU 18	Elementary	300	14.0:1
27	George B Weatherbee School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	Elementary	381	14.0:1
28	Caribou Community School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	Elementary	752	14.0:1
29	Hermon Middle School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	Middle	319	14.0:1
30	Greene Central School	Greene, ME	RSU 52/MSAD 52	Elementary	339	13.9:1
31	Se Do Mo Cha Middle School	Dover-Foxcroft, ME	RSU 68/MSAD 68	Middle	313	13.8:1
32	Center Drive School	Orrington, ME	Orrington Public Schools	Elementary	346	13.8:1
33	Hodgdon Middle/High School	Hodgdon, ME	RSU 70/MSAD 70	High	211	13.8:1
34	Laura E Richards School	Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	Elementary	219	13.8:1
35	Edna Libby Elementary School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	Elementary	296	13.8:1
36	Gorham Middle School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Middle	718	13.8:1
37	Sanford Middle School	Sanford, ME	Sanford Public Schools	Middle	920	13.7:1
38	Lillian Parks Hussey School	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	Elementary	235	13.7:1
39	Presque Isle High School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	High	474	13.7:1
40	Sacopee Valley Elementary School	Hiram, ME	RSU 55/MSAD 55	Elementary	364	13.6:1
41	Glenburn Elementary School	Glenburn, ME	Glenburn Public Schools	Elementary	381	13.6:1
42	Mapleton Elementary School	Mapleton, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	228	13.6:1
43	Massabesic High School	Waterboro, ME	RSU 57/MSAD 57	High	867	13.6:1
44	Medomak Valley High School	Waldoboro, ME	RSU 40/MSAD 40	High	561	13.5:1
45	Reeds Brook Middle School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	Middle	304	13.5:1
46	Narragansett Elementary School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Elementary	479	13.5:1
47	Van Buren Elementary School	Van Buren, ME	RSU 88/MSAD 24	Elementary	204	13.4:1
48	Central School	South Berwick, ME	RSU 35/MSAD 35	Elementary	402	13.4:1
49	Rose M Gaffney School	Machias, ME	Machias Public Schools	Elementary	321	13.4:1
50	C K Burns School	Saco, ME	Saco Public Schools	Elementary	641	13.4:1

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