Maine Public Schools

Maine is the #43 largest school system in the United States, serving 183,806 students across 634 public schools. There are 13 Blue Ribbon Schools, 1 magnet schools, and 3 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(ME) School Average
% American Indian		 1%
% Asian		 1%
% Hispanic		 1%
% Black		 2%
% White		 93%
Unknown		 2%

Maine Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Androscoggin County 8 8 23
2. Aroostook County 21 8 29
3. Cumberland County 22 21 55
4. Franklin County 5 4 10
5. Hancock County 6 1 27
6. Kennebec County 11 10 32
7. Knox County 6 5 17
8. Lincoln County 3 3 13
9. Oxford County 8 6 18
10. Penobscot County 18 19 44
11. Piscataquis County 3 2 6
12. Sagadahoc County 4 3 11
13. Somerset County 8 8 17
14. Waldo County 5 5 19
15. Washington County 9 1 30
16. York County 13 16 35

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Recent Public School Articles:

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