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.
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