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V O L . X X I I I N O. X V I 16 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 1,464 2 Bangor High School 1,191 3 Noble High School, North Berwick 1,096 4 Bonny Eagle High School, Standish 1,095 5 Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Paris 1,030 6 Edward Little High School, Auburn 1,029 7 Brewer Community School 1,008 8 Sanford High School 997 9 Scarborough High School 995 10 Massabesic High School, Waterboro 981 11 Cony, Augusta 963 12 Windham High School 931 13 Falmouth Elementary School 916 14 Deering High School, Portland 908 15 South Portland High School 884 16 Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton 874 17 Gorham High School 835 18 Skowhegan Area High School 809 19 Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School 803 20 Biddeford High School 785 Total students 1 Thornton Academy, Saco 1,650 2 Berwick Academy, South Berwick 588 3 Erskine Academy, South China 586 4 Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg 575 Waynfl ete School, Portland 575 6 Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn 573 7 Lincoln Academy, Newcastle 569 8 Maine Central Institute, Pittsfi eld 500 9 John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor 490 10 Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft 460 11 Washington Academy, East Machias 430 12 Cheverus High School, Portland 428 13 St. Brigid School, Portland 315 14 George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill 314 15 North Yarmouth Academy 290 16 Bangor Christian Schools, Bangor 288 17 Hebron Academy 260 18 Maine Coast Waldorf School 1 , Freeport 252 19 Gould Academy, Bethel 250 20 Kents Hill School, Kents Hill 245 Maine's largest public schools Ranked by enrollment 1 , October 2016 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, 2017 Maine U.S. No high school diploma 5.5% 7.3% High school diploma 32.7% 27.6% Some college, no degree 19.2% 20.7% Associate degree 9.7% 8.2% Bachelor's degree 19.5% 19.0% Graduate degree 10.6% 11.6% Degree attainment among residents age 25 and over, 2015 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Oct. 2016 enrollment Total per pupil resident expenditures Total annual expenditures Average teacher salary 2015–16 1 Portland Public Schools 6,739 $14,044 $94,916,393 $68,011 2 Lewiston Public Schools 5,401 $11,497 $62,647,980 $52,112 3 Bangor Public Schools 3,740 $11,592 $41,811,480 $59,030 4 Auburn Public Schools 3,631 $10,556 $37,617,546 $50,890 5 RSU 6/MSAD 6, Buxton 3,588 $12,255 $44,625,941 $51,541 6 RSU 17/MSAD 17, Oxford 3,401 $10,936 $37,023,814 $48,073 7 Sanford Public Schools 3,149 $10,749 $33,371,545 $54,838 8 RSU 14, Windham 3,139 $12,574 $40,123,153 $59,312 9 RSU 57/MSAD 57, Waterboro 3,054 $12,001 $37,064,147 $52,947 10 South Portland Public Schools 3,031 $14,925 $46,012,462 $72,037 11 Scarborough Public Schools 2,966 $13,662 $40,801,781 $62,185 12 RSU 60/MSAD 60, North Berwick 2,962 $12,286 $36,586,237 $53,291 13 Gorham Public Schools 2,721 $12,957 $34,407,311 $62,227 14 RSU 18, Oakland 2,648 $11,665 $33,710,683 $49,587 15 RSU 10, Dixfi eld 2,561 $16,152 $35,107,223 $49,992 16 Westbrook Public Schools 2,510 $12,602 $32,285,380 $53,997 17 RSU 54/MSAD 54, Skowhegan 2,505 $12,841 $32,455,122 $58,385 18 RSU 75/MSAD 75, Topsham 2,428 $14,888 $35,783,575 $52,941 19 Biddeford Public Schools 2,409 $13,472 $32,695,448 $56,060 20 RSU 22, Hampden 2,387 $12,340 $28,683,716 $50,309 MAINE 179,854 $12,940 $2,307,111,130 $54,674 Maine's largest public school districts Ranked by October 1, 2016 enrollment S O U R C E : Maine Department of Education Men Women 1 Graduate degree $65,083 $48,345 2 Bachelor's degree $51,328 $35,772 3 Some college or associate degree $38,796 $26,263 4 High school diploma $31,822 $21,343 5 No high school diploma $22,905 $14,926 Median earnings in Maine by educational attainment among residents age 25 and over, 2015 1 1 In 2015 infl ation-adjusted dollars. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2011–2015 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 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 '07 '06 1 Formerly Merriconeag Waldorf School S O U R C E : Each school via survey and school websites

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