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V O L . X X I N O. X I V 14 FA C T BO O K / D O I N G B U S I N E S S I N M A I N E 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 1,376 2 Bonny Eagle High School, Standish 1,169 3 Bangor High School 1,140 4 Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Paris 1,089 5 Noble High School, North Berwick 1,080 6 Massabesic High School, Waterboro 1,046 7 Windham High School 1,023 8 Sanford High School 1,018 9 Cony High School, Augusta 1,011 10 Scarborough High School 998 11 Edward Little High School, Auburn 987 12 Brewer Community School 948 13 Deering High School, Portland 937 14 Falmouth Elementary School 925 15 South Portland High School 896 16 Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton 880 17 Portland High School 862 18 Gorham High School 840 19 Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School 823 20 Skowhegan Area High School 813 Total students 1 Thornton Academy, Saco 1,633 2 Fryeburg Academy 604 1 3 Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn 596 4 Berwick Academy, South Berwick 592 5 Erskine Academy, South China 575 6 Waynfl ete School, Portland 564 7 Lincoln Academy, Newcastle 548 8 Cheverus High School, Portland 471 9 Maine Central Institute, Pittsfi eld 466 10 Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft 432 11 Washington Academy, East Machias 416 12 St. Brigid School, Portland 375 13 North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth 350 14 George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill 332 15 Bangor Christian Schools 294 16 Hebron Academy 268 17 Merriconeag Waldorf School, Freeport 255 18 Kents Hill School 250 19 Gould Academy, Bethal 242 2 20 Lee Academy 220 Maine's largest public schools Ranked by total 2014–15 enrollment S O U R C E : Maine Department of Education Maine's largest private schools Ranked by total fall enrollment, 2015 Maine U.S. No high school diploma 5.2% 7.6% High school diploma 33.8% 27.8% Some college, no degree 20.2% 21.1% Associate degree 9.6% 8.1% Bachelor's degree 18.1% 18.4% Graduate degree 10.1% 11.2% Degree attainment among residents age 25 and over, 2013 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey 2013–14 enrollment Total per pupil resident expenditures Total annual expenditures Average teacher salary 1 Portland 6,978 $12,841 $89,213,771 $62,171 2 Lewiston 5,258 $11,107 $58,095,510 $45,950 3 RSU 23, Saco 3,961 $11,487 $45,223,050 $53,059 4 RSU 6/MSAD 6, Buxton 3,788 $11,437 $42,910,578 $46,904 5 Bangor 3,674 $11,025 $40,468,809 $58,456 6 Auburn 3,581 $9,998 $35,751,625 $45,941 7 RSU 17/MSAD 17, Oxford 3,443 $10,239 $35,278,339 $48,132 8 RSU 14, Windham 3,301 $11,660 $38,114,956 $49,992 9 RSU 57/MSAD 57, Waterboro 3,196 $10,778 $34,300,283 $49,807 10 Scarborough 3,159 $12,312 $38,740,372 $55,342 11 South Portland 3,103 $13,662 $42,469,850 $57,745 12 RSU 18, Oakland 3,073 $10,247 $31,477,293 $46,138 13 Sanford 3,043 $10,749 $32,415,056 $49,531 14 RSU 60/MSAD 60, North Berwick 3,025 $11,745 $35,318,350 $48,300 15 RSU 54/MSAD 54, Skowhegan 2,737 $11,874 $31,928,635 $52,288 16 RSU 10, Dixfi eld 2,721 $13,128 $35,497,656 $47,283 17 Gorham 2,662 $12,188 $32,553,315 $56,849 18 RSU 21, Kennebunk 2,657 $13,585 $35,980,340 $57,753 19 Westbrook 2,544 $12,048 $30,746,686 $54,531 20 RSU 75/MSAD 75, Topsham 2,535 $13,265 $33,645,625 $52,098 MAINE 182,101 $12,056 $2,188,266,642 $48,797 Maine's largest public school districts Ranked by 2013–14 enrollment S O U R C E : Maine Department of Education Men Women 1 Graduate degree $63,927 $45,080 2 Bachelor's degree $49,173 $35,936 3 Some college or associate degree $37,056 $25,745 4 High school diploma $30,876 $20,754 5 No high school diploma $21,984 $11,968 Median earnings in Maine by educational attainment, 2013 1 1 In 2013 infl ation-adjusted dollars. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey Total fall enrollment in Maine colleges and universities S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics 50000 52500 55000 57500 60000 62500 65000 67500 70000 72500 75000 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 1 Boarding: 164, day: 440 2 Boarding: 180, day: 62 S O U R C E : Each school

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