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Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17 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 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 507 students in Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17 have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
10 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
3,172 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
254 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 182 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 86% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#178 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
37%
Graduation Rate
86%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
3%
3%
% Black
1%
4%
% White
92%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,221 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 $16,570 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$53 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,221
$21,600
Spending / Student
$16,570
$21,191
Best Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Oxford Hills Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Pine Street
Paris, ME 04271
(207) 743-5946
Paris, ME 04271
(207) 743-5946
Gr: 7-8 | 507 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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