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Best Maine School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 214 top school districts in Maine, serving 166,401 students.
The most diverse district is Portland School District, with a diversity score of 0.67.
The largest school district is Portland School District, serving 6,548 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is Baxter Academy For Technology And Science School District, with 95% graduation rate.

Top Maine School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
Acadia Academy School District
250
0.24
n/a
Acton School District
256
0.11
n/a
Airline Csd School District
30
0.07
n/a
Alexander School District
44
0.04
n/a
Andover School District
25
0.28
n/a
Appleton School District
132
0.1
n/a
Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC School District
16
0.33
50%
Athens School District
105
0.04
n/a
Auburn School District
3,241
0.42
92%
Augusta School District
2,120
0.23
77%
Baileyville School District
299
0.3
90%
Bangor School District
3,436
0.35
90%
Bangor-Region 4 School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Bar Harbor School District
346
0.31
n/a
Baxter Academy For Technology And Science School District
384
0.24
95%
Beals School District
48
0.12
n/a
Biddeford School District
2,433
0.5
82%
Blue Hill School District
256
0.08
n/a
Boothbay-Boothbay HBR Csd School District
479
0.13
85%
Brewer School District
1,490
0.27
87%
Bristol School District
189
0.1
n/a
Brooklin School District
57
0.17
n/a
Brooksville School District
42
0.22
n/a
Brunswick School District
2,413
0.36
92%
Brunswick-Region 10 School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Calais School District
539
0.34
87%
Cape Elizabeth School District
1,498
0.26
95%
Castine School District
45
0.09
n/a
Caswell School District
45
0.13
n/a
Chebeague Island School District
14
n/a
n/a
Cherryfield School District
110
0.14
n/a
Community Regional Charter School District
385
0.15
80%
Cranberry Isles School District
5
0.32
n/a
Cutler School District
36
0.16
n/a
Dayton School District
128
0.12
n/a
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