Top Rankings
RSU 19 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 610 students in RSU 19 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Maine.
Public High School in RSU 19 School District have an average math proficiency score of 92% (versus the Maine public high school average of 85%), and reading proficiency score of 87% (versus the 82% statewide average).
Public High School in RSU 19 School District have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is more than the Maine average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Nokomis Regional High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Maine or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public high school average of 14% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
5 Schools
124 Schools
# Students
1,871 Students
53,407 Students
# Teachers
163 Teachers
4,409 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 19 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 191 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#158 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)36%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
81%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
37%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)87%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.26
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
3%
4%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
93%
86%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,641 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,485 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,641
$21,600
Spending / Student
$18,485
$21,191
Best RSU 19 School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nokomis Regional High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
291 Williams Road Suite 2
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4354
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4354
Grades: 9-12
| 610 students
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