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RSU 17/MSAD 17 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,077 students in RSU 17/MSAD 17 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Maine.
Public High School in RSU 17/MSAD 17 School District have an average math proficiency score of 80% (versus the Maine public high school average of 85%), and reading proficiency score of 73% (versus the 82% statewide average).
Public High School in RSU 17/MSAD 17 School District have a Graduation Rate of 81%, which is less than the Maine average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, with 81% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Maine or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public high school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
10 Schools
126 Schools
# Students
3,223 Students
53,641 Students
# Teachers
272 Teachers
4,379 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
RSU 17/MSAD 17 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 193 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#187 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
37%
Graduation Rate
81%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.24
# American Indian Students
11 Students
464 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
20 Students
861 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
78 Students
1,723 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
3%
# Black Students
23 Students
2,309 Students
% Black Students
1%
4%
# White Students
2,997 Students
46,647 Students
% White Students
93%
87%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
51 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
93 Students
1,586 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
120
71
# Students in K Grade:
205
108
# Students in 1st Grade:
222
100
# Students in 2nd Grade:
211
120
# Students in 3rd Grade:
220
103
# Students in 4th Grade:
208
108
# Students in 5th Grade:
230
218
# Students in 6th Grade:
250
385
# Students in 7th Grade:
249
696
# Students in 8th Grade:
231
1,009
# Students in 9th Grade:
255
12,787
# Students in 10th Grade:
269
12,857
# Students in 11th Grade:
263
12,546
# Students in 12th Grade:
290
12,533
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,965 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,438. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,308 is less than the state median of $21,032. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$53 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,965
$21,438
Spending / Student
$16,308
$21,032
Best RSU 17/MSAD 17 School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
256 Main Street
Paris, ME 04271
(207) 743-8914
Paris, ME 04271
(207) 743-8914
Grades: 9-12
| 1,077 students
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