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Enrollment
610
High
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 19·NCES 231478500729
Nokomis Regional High School
291 Williams Road Suite 2, Newport, ME 04953 · (207) 368-4354 · Penobscot County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Maine public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
313 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 132 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 178 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 25% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
38.5%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Nokomis Regional High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokomis Regional High School this school | 610 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro | 561 | 51.5% | N/A |
| Mt Blue High School Farmington | 720 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Lawrence High School Fairfield | 531 | 45.4% | N/A |
| Gardiner Area High School Gardiner | 565 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Bucksport High School Bucksport | 361 | 49.6% | N/A |
Matched among Maine high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nokomis Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #59 of 73 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #52 of 67 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #31 of 114 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #63 of 86 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #52 of 86 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #43 of 106 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #20 of 35 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 610 | 45.8 | 13.3:1 | 51% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 47.5 | 12.8:1 | 40% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 41% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 53% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 46.9 | 12.5:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 57% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 53 | 13.8:1 | 58% (425) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nokomis Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (587 to 610); teachers down 2% (46.9 to 45.8).
About Nokomis Regional High School
Nokomis Regional High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Newport, Maine. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 610 students on the rolls. High schools in Maine average about 448 students, which makes this school 36% bigger than average.
Nokomis Regional High School reports to RSU 19, which has 5 schools and 1,883 students.
Roughly 92% of students at Nokomis Regional High School are White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Penobscot County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Nokomis Regional High School scores 16%.
Nokomis Regional High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, with 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Maine is 11.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at Nokomis Regional High School.
On the allk12 Grade, Nokomis Regional High School lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Maine public high schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Penobscot County show that the median household earns about $66,356 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Penobscot County has 69 public schools with about 18,646 students, including Nokomis Regional High School.
Sebasticook Valley Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Nokomis Regional High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Nokomis Regional High School holds 2 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Nokomis Regional High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 610, compared with 591 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Nokomis Regional High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Penobscot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,710
Census ACS
Median income
$66,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
18,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 19
- Nokomis Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Sebasticook Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Somerset Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Etna-Dixmont SchoolElementary · 185 students
Other schools in Newport
- Nokomis Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Sebasticook Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Sebasticook Valley Elementary School0.2 mi · 333
- Nokomis Regional Middle School0.3 mi · 524
- Somerset Elementary School7.5 mi · 231
- Warsaw Middle School8.0 mi · 259
- Vickery School8.1 mi · 239
- Manson Park School8.2 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Nokomis Regional High SchoolHow large is Nokomis Regional High School?
Nokomis Regional High School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nokomis Regional High School serve?
Nokomis Regional High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nokomis Regional High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nokomis Regional High School is approximately 13.3:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nokomis Regional High School?
At Nokomis Regional High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Nokomis Regional High School public or private?
Nokomis Regional High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.