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V O L . X X I I N O. X 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 1,476 2 Bangor High School 1,165 3 Bonny Eagle High School, Standish 1,139 4 Noble High School, North Berwick 1,107 5 Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Paris 1,068 6 Sanford High School 1,022 7 Scarborough High School 1,022 8 Massabesic High School, Waterboro 1,019 9 Edward Little High School, Auburn 1,007 10 Cony, Augusta 998 11 Windham High School 979 12 Brewer Community School 945 13 Falmouth Elementary School 929 14 South Portland High School 911 15 Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton 902 16 Deering High School, Portland 901 17 Gorham High School 839 18 Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School 816 19 Windham Primary School 809 20 Skowhegan Area High School 807 Total students 1 Thornton Academy, Saco 1,635 2 Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn 598 3 Berwick Academy, South Berwick 589 4 Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg 585 5 Lincoln Academy, Newcastle 585 6 Erskine Academy, South China 584 7 Waynfl ete School, Portland 576 8 John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor 513 9 Cheverus High School, Portland 467 10 Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft 451 11 Maine Central Institute, Pittsfi eld 450 12 Washington Academy, East Machias 435 13 St. Brigid School, Portland 340 14 George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill 327 15 Bangor Christian Schools, Bangor 291 16 Maine Coast Waldorf School 1 , Freeport 260 17 Gould Academy, Bethel 250 18 Kents Hill School, Kents Hill 225 19 Lee Academy, Lee 200 20 St. James Catholic School, Biddeford 150 Maine's largest public schools Ranked by enrollment 1 , October 2015 1 Attending counts by school S O U R C E : Maine Department of Education Maine's largest private schools Ranked by total spring enrollment, 2016 Maine U.S. No high school diploma 5.2% 7.5% High school diploma 32.3% 27.7% Some college, no degree 20.3% 21.0% Associate degree 9.7% 8.2% Bachelor's degree 19.4% 18.7% Graduate degree 10.0% 11.4% Degree attainment among residents age 25 and over, 2014 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates 2014–15 enrollment Total per pupil resident expenditures Total annual expenditures Average teacher salary 1 Portland 6,987 $13,011 $90,328,433 $59,444 2 Lewiston 5,281 $10,951 $58,028,424 $45,621 3 Bangor 3,784 $11,267 $40,792,870 $59,822 4 RSU 6/MSAD 6, Buxton 3,767 $11,797 $44,254,758 $44,718 5 Auburn 3,587 $10,322 $37,018,689 $47,153 6 RSU 17/MSAD 17, Oxford 3,481 $10,650 $36,860,912 $46,046 7 RSU 14, Windham 3,174 $12,430 $39,794,928 $51,305 8 Sanford 3,155 $10,652 $32,334,686 $50,313 9 RSU 57/MSAD 57, Waterboro 3,147 $11,456 $36,130,989 $50,180 10 Scarborough 3,111 $13,263 $41,181,829 $55,322 11 South Portland 3,095 $14,234 $44,197,793 $59,626 12 RSU 60/MSAD 60, North Berwick 3,024 $12,182 $36,564,585 $48,658 13 RSU 18, Oakland 2,791 $11,132 $33,290,809 $47,286 14 Gorham 2,641 $12,600 $33,250,830 $58,239 15 RSU 10, Dixfi eld 2,634 $13,304 $34,717,464 $48,266 16 RSU 54/MSAD 54, Skowhegan 2,633 $12,121 $32,713,295 $51,559 17 Westbrook 2,535 $12,480 $31,779,359 $52,079 18 RSU 75/MSAD 75, Topsham 2,483 $13,993 $35,500,672 $52,209 19 Biddeford 2,449 $13,203 $32,374,754 $52,946 20 Brunswick 2,358 $13,892 $33,056,102 $56,956 MAINE 182,990 $12,551 $2,260,485,895 $49,781 Maine's largest public school districts Ranked by 2014–15 enrollment S O U R C E : Maine Department of Education Men Women 1 Graduate degree $66,297 $48,462 2 Bachelor's degree $51,305 $35,255 3 Some college or associate degree $37,261 $26,192 4 High school diploma $31,610 $21,428 5 No high school diploma $21,986 $11,858 Median earnings in Maine by educational attainment among residents age 25 and over, 2014 1 1 In 2014 infl ation-adjusted dollars. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 American Community Survey 1-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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 1 Formerly Merriconeag Waldorf School S O U R C E : Each school via survey and school websites

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