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

Across Maine, 86 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Cony leads the list at 17.9:1, against a median of 12.5:1 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

Maine

Top Students/teacher

17.9:1

Median Students/teacher

12.5:1

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	Lisbon High School	Lisbon Falls, ME	Lisbon Public Schools	High	396	15.8:1
5	Morse High School	Bath, ME	RSU 01 - LKRSU	High	615	14.8:1
6	Hampden Academy	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	High	767	14.8:1
7	Lewiston High School	Lewiston, ME	Lewiston Public Schools	High	1,709	14.7:1
8	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S	Paris, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	High	1,010	14.7:1
9	Skowhegan Area High School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	High	686	14.6:1
10	Hermon High School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	High	567	14.6:1
11	Portland High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	912	14.4:1
12	Maine Arts Academy School	Augusta, ME	Maine Arts Academy	High	245	14.4:1
13	Central High School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	High	303	14.3:1
14	Messalonskee High School	Oakland, ME	RSU 18	High	695	14.2:1
15	Mt Blue High School	Farmington, ME	RSU 09	High	720	14.2:1
16	Caribou High School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	High	436	14.2:1
17	Biddeford High School	Biddeford, ME	Biddeford Public Schools	High	894	14.2:1
18	Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences	Portland, ME	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	High	384	14.1:1
19	Brewer High School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	High	690	14.0:1
20	Hodgdon Middle/High School	Hodgdon, ME	RSU 70/MSAD 70	High	211	13.8:1
21	Presque Isle High School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	High	474	13.7:1
22	Massabesic High School	Waterboro, ME	RSU 57/MSAD 57	High	867	13.6:1
23	Medomak Valley High School	Waldoboro, ME	RSU 40/MSAD 40	High	561	13.5:1
24	Nokomis Regional High School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	High	610	13.3:1
25	Bangor High School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	High	1,068	13.3:1
26	Lawrence High School	Fairfield, ME	RSU 49/MSAD 49	High	531	13.3:1
27	Mt Abram Regional High School	Salem, ME	RSU 58/MSAD 58	High	216	13.3:1
28	Dexter Regional High School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	High	277	13.3:1
29	Casco Bay High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	379	13.2:1
30	Bucksport High School	Bucksport, ME	RSU 25	High	361	13.1:1
31	Edward Little High School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	High	1,045	13.1:1
32	Marshwood High School	South Berwick, ME	RSU 35/MSAD 35	High	659	13.0:1
33	Gorham High School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	High	812	12.9:1
34	Old Town High School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	High	531	12.8:1
35	Waterville Senior High School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	High	529	12.8:1
36	Spruce Mountain High School	Jay, ME	RSU 73	High	425	12.7:1
37	Ellsworth High School	Ellsworth, ME	Ellsworth Public Schools	High	521	12.7:1
38	Camden Hills Regional H S	Rockport, ME	Five Town CSD	High	757	12.6:1
39	Fort Kent Community High School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	High	240	12.6:1
40	Dirigo High School	Dixfield, ME	RSU 56	High	216	12.6:1
41	Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Milo, ME	RSU 41/MSAD 41	High	349	12.5:1
42	Bonny Eagle High School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	High	1,027	12.5:1
43	Gray-New Gloucester High School	Gray, ME	RSU 15/MSAD 15	High	573	12.5:1
44	Deering High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	850	12.4:1
45	Winslow High School	Winslow, ME	Winslow Schools	High	383	12.3:1
46	Narraguagus High School	Harrington, ME	RSU 37/MSAD 37	High	291	12.2:1
47	Poland Regional H S	Poland, ME	RSU 16	High	506	12.2:1
48	Mt Ararat High School	Topsham, ME	RSU 75/MSAD 75	High	732	12.2:1
49	Freeport High School	Freeport, ME	RSU 05	High	593	12.2:1
50	Windham High School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	High	939	12.1:1

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