South Maine News

York County schools welcomed 25,735 students in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

York County had the second most enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, 51.5% of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were boys, and 48.5% were girls, and less than 0.1% did not specify their gender or identify with either category.

Most of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 87.9% of the York County student body.

Within the county, Thornton Academy had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,485 students.

While Maine's public school enrollment has slightly rebounded from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year, it remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

"Adult education enrollment is up, providing high school completion and job training programs to meet individual needs," said a spokesman for the Maine Department of Education in an interview with Maine Public. Additionally, some pandemic-related factors persist, with "some parents choosing not to enroll younger children in school and older students who took on jobs to support their families during the pandemic and who are still counted on to provide that support."

As of 2024, the average student-to-teacher ratio in public schools in Maine is 11:1, much lower than the national average of one teacher for every 15 students.

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Acton Elementary School	226	240	6.2%
Alfred Elementary School	184	204	10.9%
Biddeford High School	732	707	-3.4%
Biddeford Intermediate School	307	354	15.3%
Biddeford Middle School	652	640	-1.8%
Biddeford Primary School	343	354	3.2%
Bonny Eagle Middle School	760	725	-4.6%
Buxton Center Elementary School	529	552	4.3%
C. K. Burns School	557	593	6.5%
Carl J. Lamb School	406	420	3.4%
Central School	374	375	0.3%
Coastal Ridge Elementary School	344	349	1.5%
Dayton Consolidated School	117	117	0%
Eliot Elementary School	299	294	-1.7%
Eric L. Knowlton School	197	238	20.8%
Governor John Fairfield School	284	306	7.7%
H. B. Emery Jr. Memorial School	187	211	12.8%
Hanson School	262	263	0.4%
Hollis School	289	292	1%
Horace Mitchell Primary School	304	314	3.3%
Jameson Elementary School	162	182	12.3%
John F. Kennedy Memorial School	270	270	0%
Kennebunk Elementary School	374	366	-2.1%
Kennebunk High School	724	746	3%
Kennebunkport Consolidated School	162	179	10.5%
Lebanon Elementary School	150	152	1.3%
Line Elementary School	280	298	6.4%
Loranger Memorial School	285	289	1.4%
Lyman Elementary School	242	232	-4.1%
Margaret Chase Smith	404	432	6.9%
Marshwood Great Works School	293	295	0.7%
Marshwood High School	578	671	16.1%
Marshwood Middle School	436	465	6.7%
Massabesic High School	869	887	2.1%
Massabesic Middle School	650	609	-6.3%
Middle School of the Kennebunks	515	479	-7%
Mildred L. Day School	196	208	6.1%
Noble High School	1,213	1,168	-3.7%
Noble Middle School	451	422	-6.4%
North Berwick Elementary School	295	258	-12.5%
Old Orchard Beach High School	189	200	5.8%
Robert W. Traip Academy	268	271	1.1%
Saco Middle School	561	581	3.6%
Saco Pre-K	115	115	0%
Sanford High School	1,073	1,042	-2.9%
Sanford Middle School	936	935	-0.1%
Sanford Pride Elementary School	318	363	14.2%
Sea Road School	329	321	-2.4%
Shapleigh Memorial School	143	152	6.3%
Shapleigh School	375	372	-0.8%
Village Elementary School-York	207	205	-1%
Vivian E. Hussey School	370	363	-1.9%
Waterboro Elementary School	490	513	4.7%
Wells Elementary School	546	559	2.4%
Wells High School	410	410	0%
Wells Junior High School	408	435	6.6%
York High School	511	500	-2.2%
York Middle School	478	462	-3.3%
Young School	302	295	-2.3%
Thornton Academy	1,360	1,485	9.2%