Maine public schools with the fewest students per teacher

Pemetic Elementary School in Southwest Harbor had the fewest students per full-time teacher of any Maine public school with 100 or more students in 2024-25: 5.5, against a state average of 10.9 (U.S. 15.3). A low ratio counts every teacher, including specialists, so it is not the same as class size.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · schools open that year with 100+ students; online, alternative, special-education, juvenile-justice and part-time programs left out · method

Students per teacher, Maine, 2024-25Pemetic Elementary School 5.5; Tremont Consolidated School 6.7; Vinalhaven School 6.9; Trenton Elementary School 6.9; Wiscasset Elementary School 7.0; Wiscasset Middle/High School 7.2; Mt Desert Elementary School 7.3; Appleton Village School 7.3; Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School 7.3; Conners-Emerson School 7.6; Maine 10.9.051015Pemetic Elementary School5.5Tremont Consolidated School6.7Vinalhaven School6.9Trenton Elementary School6.9Wiscasset Elementary School7.0Wiscasset Middle/High School7.2Mt Desert Elementary School7.3Appleton Village School7.3Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School7.3Conners-Emerson School7.6Maine 10.9
Students per teacher, Maine, 2024-25Pemetic Elementary School 5.5; Tremont Consolidated School 6.7; Vinalhaven School 6.9; Trenton Elementary School 6.9; Wiscasset Elementary School 7.0; Wiscasset Middle/High School 7.2; Mt Desert Elementary School 7.3; Appleton Village School 7.3; Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School 7.3; Conners-Emerson School 7.6; Maine 10.9.051015Pemetic Elementary School5.5Tremont Consolidated School6.7Vinalhaven School6.9Trenton Elementary School6.9Wiscasset Elementary School7.0Wiscasset Middle/High School7.2Mt Desert Elementary School7.3Appleton Village School7.3Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior…7.3Conners-Emerson School7.6Maine 10.9
Students per teacher, Maine, 2024-25Pemetic Elementary School 5.5; Tremont Consolidated School 6.7; Vinalhaven School 6.9; Trenton Elementary School 6.9; Wiscasset Elementary School 7.0; Wiscasset Middle/High School 7.2; Mt Desert Elementary School 7.3; Appleton Village School 7.3; Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School 7.3; Conners-Emerson School 7.6; Maine 10.9.051015Pemetic Elementary School5.5Tremont Consolidated School6.7Vinalhaven School6.9Trenton Elementary School6.9Wiscasset Elementary School7.0Wiscasset Middle/High School7.2Mt Desert Elementary School7.3Appleton Village School7.3Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High Sc…7.3Conners-Emerson School7.6Maine 10.9
Students per teacher, Maine, 2024-25Pemetic Elementary School 5.5; Tremont Consolidated School 6.7; Vinalhaven School 6.9; Trenton Elementary School 6.9; Wiscasset Elementary School 7.0; Wiscasset Middle/High School 7.2; Mt Desert Elementary School 7.3; Appleton Village School 7.3; Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School 7.3; Conners-Emerson School 7.6; Maine 10.9.051015Pemetic Elementary School5.5Tremont Consolidated School6.7Vinalhaven School6.9Trenton Elementary School6.9Wiscasset Elementary School7.0Wiscasset Middle/High School7.2Mt Desert Elementary School7.3Appleton Village School7.3Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior Hig…7.3Conners-Emerson School7.6Maine 10.9

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 lowest ratios

SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
Pemetic Elementary SchoolSouthwest Harbor Public Schools1275.5
Tremont Consolidated SchoolTremont Public Schools1276.7
Vinalhaven SchoolRsu 08/Msad 081436.9
Trenton Elementary SchoolTrenton Public Schools1206.9
Wiscasset Elementary SchoolWiscasset Public Schools1667.0
Wiscasset Middle/High SchoolWiscasset Public Schools1987.2
Mt Desert Elementary SchoolMount Desert Public Schools1617.3
Appleton Village SchoolAppleton Public Schools1327.3
Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High SchoolRsu 83/Msad 131047.3
Conners-Emerson SchoolBar Harbor Public Schools3467.6
Old Orchard Beach High SchoolRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools1867.6
East Grand SchoolRsu 84/Msad 141467.6
Helen S Dunn Elementary SchoolGreenbush Public Schools1317.8
Chelsea Elementary SchoolRsu 122627.9
Opal Myrick Elementary SchoolEast Millinocket Public Schools1217.9
The other 35 on the list
SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
Oceanside Middle SchoolRsu 133078.0
Central Aroostook Jr-Sr High SchoolRsu 42/Msad 421578.0
Hope Elementary SchoolHope Public Schools1408.0
Palermo Consolidated SchoolRsu 121118.0
James Otis Kaler Elementary SchoolSouth Portland Public Schools1798.1
West Bath SchoolWest Bath Public Schools1018.1
Mt Desert Island High SchoolMount Desert Island Regional School System4538.2
Loranger Memorial SchoolRSU 23 Old Orchard Beach Schools2518.2
Hancock Grammar SchoolHancock Public Schools1888.2
Searsport ElementaryRsu 201678.2
Searsport District High SchoolRsu 201218.2
Falmouth Middle SchoolFalmouth Public Schools4388.3
Rangeley Lakes Regional SchoolRsu 781918.4
Boothbay Region High SchoolBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD1728.4
Cherryfield ElementaryCherryfield Public Schools1108.4
Bloomfield Elementary SchoolRsu 54/Msad 542678.5
Blue Hill Consolidated SchoolBlue Hill Public Schools2568.5
Gerald D Cushing SchoolRsu 091018.5
St George SchoolSt. George Municipal School Unit2068.6
Thomaston Grammar SchoolRsu 131648.6
Fort Fairfield Elementary SchoolRsu 86/Msad 201888.7
Oxford-Cumberland Canal SchoolWestbrook Public Schools1888.7
Princeton Elementary SchoolPrinceton Public Schools1138.7
Shapleigh SchoolKittery School District3578.8
Limestone Community SchoolLimestone Public Schools1388.8
Prescott Memorial SchoolRsu 40/Msad 401078.8
Athens Community SchoolAthens Public Schools1058.8
Saccarappa SchoolWestbrook Public Schools3968.9
Boothbay Region Elementary SchoolBoothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD3078.9
Warren Community SchoolRsu 40/Msad 402868.9
Greenville Consolidated SchoolGreenville Public Schools1778.9
Canaan Elementary SchoolRsu 54/Msad 541608.9
Mountain View SchoolRsu 241528.9
Penobscot Valley High SchoolRsu 31/Msad 311278.9
Woodland Elementary SchoolBaileyville Public Schools1248.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership divided by full-time-equivalent teachers.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff files · 2024-25

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