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V O L . X X V I N O. X V I 30 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E | E D U CAT I O N Total students 1 Lewiston High School 1,447 2 Bangor High School 1,193 3 Noble High School, North Berwick 1,174 4 Bonny Eagle High School, Standish 1,101 5 Edward Little High School, Auburn 1,035 6 Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Paris 1,033 7 Cony, Augusta 1,013 8 Brewer Community School 1,009 9 Sanford High School 996 10 Scarborough High School 979 11 Windham High School 953 12 Massabesic High School, Waterboro 930 13 Deering High School, Portland 924 14 Falmouth Elementary School 906 15 South Portland High School 896 Total students 1 Thornton Academy, Saco 1,651 2 Berwick Academy, South Berwick 604 3 Erskine Academy, South China 577 4 Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg 570 5 Lincoln Academy, Newcastle 560 Waynflete, Portland 560 7 John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor 493 8 Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn 467 9 Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft 435 10 Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield 415 11 Washington Academy, East Machias 406 12 Cheverus High School, Portland 398 13 North Yarmouth Academy, 1 Yarmouth 352 14 George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill 326 15 Bangor Christian Schools, Bangor 295 Maine's largest public schools Ranked by enrollment 1 , October 2017 1 Attending counts by school S O U R C E : Maine Department of Education Maine's largest private schools Ranked by total fall enrollment, 2018 Maine U.S. No high school diploma 5.0% 7.2% High school diploma 32.9% 27.2% Some college, no degree 19.4% 20.6% Associate degree 9.8% 8.4% Bachelor's degree 18.8% 19.3% Graduate degree 11.3% 11.9% Degree attainment among residents age 25 and over, 2016 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Oct. 2017 enrollment Total per pupil resident expenditures Total annual expenditures Average teacher salary 2015–16 1 Portland Public Schools 6,716 $14,023 $94,176,382 $68,011 2 Lewiston School Department 5,508 $12,358 $68,063,900 $52,112 3 Auburn School Department 3,619 $10,793 $39,055,690 $59,030 4 Bangor School Department 3,564 $11,778 $41,975,389 $50,890 5 RSU 06/MSAD 06, Buxton 3,564 $12,933 $46,092,829 $51,541 6 RSU 17/MSAD 17, Oxford 3,392 $11,065 $37,533,790 $48,073 7 RSU 14, Windham 3,156 $13,059 $41,207,761 $54,838 8 Sanford School Department 3,066 $11,520 $35,319,223 $59,312 9 RSU 57/MSAD 57, Waterboro 3,041 $12,675 $38,545,945 $52,947 10 South Portland School Department 3,030 $15,494 $46,947,842 $72,037 11 Scarborough School Department 2,968 $15,093 $44,789,440 $62,185 12 RSU 60/MSAD 60, North Berwick 2,953 $12,585 $37,158,362 $53,291 13 RSU 18, Oakland 2,847 $11,974 $34,089,934 $62,227 14 Saco School Department 2,727 $12,749 $34,761,265 $49,587 15 Gorham School Department 2,705 $13,146 $35,554,149 $49,992 16 RSU 21, Kennebunk 2,542 $16,409 $41,704,149 $53,997 17 Westbrook School Department 2,534 $13,113 $33,221,338 $58,385 18 RSU 54/MSAD 54, Skowhegan 2,466 $13,283 $32,749,313 $52,941 19 RSU 75/MSAD 75, Topsham 2,425 $15,103 $36,618,006 $56,060 20 Biddeford School Department 2,404 $14,156 $34,023,610 $50,309 MAINE 177,917 $13,473 $2,397,124,997 $54,674 Maine's largest public school districts Ranked by October 1, 2017 enrollment S O U R C E : Maine Department of Education Men Women 1 Graduate degree $65,962 $48,878 2 Bachelor's degree $52,003 $36,085 3 Some college or associate degree $40,043 $26,825 4 High school diploma $32,277 $21,805 5 No high school diploma $23,065 $14,761 Median earnings in Maine by educational attainment among residents age 25 and over, 2016 1 1 In 2016 inflation-adjusted dollars. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2012–2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Total fall enrollment in Maine colleges and universities S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics 55,000 57,500 60,000 62,500 65,000 67,500 70,000 72,500 75,000 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 '07 '06 55,000 57,500 60,000 62,500 65,000 67,500 70,000 72,500 75,000 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 '07 '06 1 Agreed to accept students who were enrolled at Maine Girls' Academy, which ceased operations and closed as of July 15, 2018 2 Formerly Merriconeag Waldorf School S O U R C E : Each school via survey and school websites Born in Pennsylvania, Arctic explorer Admiral Robert E. Peary (1856–1920) grew up in Portland, graduated from Bowdoin College and summered on Eagle Island off Harp- swell. He made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is best known for claim- ing to have reached the geographic North Pole in 1909. Maine's boatbuilding schools include WoodenBoat School, the Landing School, the Apprenticeshop and the Carpenter's Boatshop. Maine has been home to artist colonies, including the Skowhegan School of Art and Sculpture and the Haystack School of Craft. 200 200 IDEAS FOR MAINE'S BICENTENNIAL

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