Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Maine
The schools in Maine with the lowest student-teacher ratios offer smaller class sizes, which research links to better academic outcomes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The top-ranked school, Tremont Consolidated School, has a ratio of just 6.2:1.
The Maine state average is 11.3:1, compared to the national average of 15.7:1. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded to ensure meaningful comparisons.
6.2:1
Best Ratio
Tremont Consolidated School
11.3:1
State Average
15.7:1
National Average
50
Schools Listed
| # | School | Student:Teacher | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tremont Consolidated School Bass Harbor | 6.2:1 -45% vs state
| 127 |
| 2. | Pemetic Elementary School Southwest Harbor | 6.5:1 -42% vs state
| 127 |
| 3. | Mt Desert Elementary School Northeast Harbor | 7:1 -38% vs state
| 161 |
| 4. | Oxford-Cumberland Canal School Westbrook | 7.2:1 -36% vs state
| 188 |
| 5. | Madison Junior High School Madison | 7.2:1 -36% vs state
| 152 |
| 6. | Vinalhaven School Vinalhaven | 7.5:1 -34% vs state
| 143 |
| 7. | Woodland Elementary School Baileyville | 7.5:1 -34% vs state
| 124 |
| 8. | Conners-Emerson School Bar Harbor | 7.7:1 -32% vs state
| 346 |
| 9. | Mountain View Sch Sullivan | 7.7:1 -32% vs state
| 152 |
| 10. | Old Orchard Beach High School Old Orchard Beach | 7.8:1 -31% vs state
| 186 |
| 11. | Trenton Elementary School Trenton | 7.8:1 -31% vs state
| 120 |
| 12. | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School Bingham | 7.8:1 -31% vs state
| 104 |
| 13. | Hancock Grammar School Hancock | 7.9:1 -30% vs state
| 188 |
| 14. | Appleton Village School Appleton | 7.9:1 -30% vs state
| 132 |
| 15. | Saccarappa School Westbrook | 8:1 -29% vs state
| 396 |
| 16. | South School Rockland | 8:1 -29% vs state
| 311 |
| 17. | Chelsea Elementary School Chelsea | 8:1 -29% vs state
| 262 |
| 18. | Thomaston Grammar School Thomaston | 8.1:1 -28% vs state
| 164 |
| 19. | Gerald E Talbot Community School Portland | 8.3:1 -27% vs state
| 394 |
| 20. | Falmouth Middle School Falmouth | 8.5:1 -25% vs state
| 438 |
| 21. | Village Elementary School-York York | 8.5:1 -25% vs state
| 226 |
| 22. | Hope Elementary School Hope | 8.5:1 -25% vs state
| 140 |
| 23. | West Bath School West Bath | 8.6:1 -24% vs state
| 101 |
| 24. | Farwell Elementary School Lewiston | 8.7:1 -23% vs state
| 401 |
| 25. | Loranger Memorial School Old Orchard Beach | 8.7:1 -23% vs state
| 251 |
| 26. | Milo Elementary School Milo | 8.7:1 -23% vs state
| 136 |
| 27. | Forest Hills Consolidated School Jackman | 8.7:1 -23% vs state
| 132 |
| 28. | Bloomfield Elementary School Skowhegan | 8.8:1 -22% vs state
| 267 |
| 29. | Greenville Consolidated School Greenville | 8.8:1 -22% vs state
| 177 |
| 30. | Robert V. Connors Elementary School Lewiston | 8.9:1 -21% vs state
| 737 |
| 31. | Wiscasset Elementary School Wiscasset | 8.9:1 -21% vs state
| 166 |
| 32. | Canaan Elementary School Canaan | 8.9:1 -21% vs state
| 160 |
| 33. | Searsport District High School Searsport | 8.9:1 -21% vs state
| 121 |
| 34. | Fisher-Mitchell School Bath | 9:1 -20% vs state
| 200 |
| 35. | Crooked River Elementary Casco | 9:1 -20% vs state
| 195 |
| 36. | Rangeley Lakes Regional School Rangeley | 9:1 -20% vs state
| 191 |
| 37. | East Grand School Danforth | 9:1 -20% vs state
| 146 |
| 38. | Surry Elementary School Surry | 9:1 -20% vs state
| 134 |
| 39. | York Middle School York | 9.1:1 -19% vs state
| 482 |
| 40. | Boothbay Region Elem School Boothbay Harbor | 9.1:1 -19% vs state
| 307 |
| 41. | Enfield Station Elementary School West Enfield | 9.1:1 -19% vs state
| 210 |
| 42. | St George School Tenants Harbor | 9.1:1 -19% vs state
| 206 |
| 43. | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S Mars Hill | 9.1:1 -19% vs state
| 157 |
| 44. | Woolwich Central School Woolwich | 9.2:1 -19% vs state
| 333 |
| 45. | Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary Sch Deer Isle | 9.2:1 -19% vs state
| 249 |
| 46. | Marcia Buker School Richmond | 9.2:1 -19% vs state
| 202 |
| 47. | Walton School Auburn | 9.2:1 -19% vs state
| 156 |
| 48. | Valley Rivers Middle School Fort Kent | 9.2:1 -19% vs state
| 118 |
| 49. | Medway Middle School Medway | 9.2:1 -19% vs state
| 107 |
| 50. | Hebron Station School Hebron | 9.2:1 -19% vs state
| 103 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2022-23 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.