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Wiscasset School District

225 Gardiner Road
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 237 students in Wiscasset School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Wiscasset School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
2 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
428 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Wiscasset School District, 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 75% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (ME)
#147 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
32%
49%
80-84%
84%
20-24%
37%
75%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.14
0.24
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
3%
1%
% Hispanic
1%
3%
% Black
2%
4%
% White
92%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $24,488 is higher than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,750 is higher than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (ME)
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,488
$21,600
Spending / Student
$23,750
$21,191

Best Wiscasset School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Wiscasset Middle/high School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
225 Gardiner Road
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(207) 882-7722
Gr: 6-12 | 237 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 10%

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Quick Facts (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 428 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 7%
  • : 75% (Btm 50% in ME)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 32% (Btm 50%)
  • : 80-84% (Btm 50%)
  • : 20-24% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ME Dept. of Education

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