State of Maine
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                            
1998-99 PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL DROPOUTS
ALL SECONDARY DROPOUTS - BY GENDER
Secondary
    Secondary Secondary Dropouts Dropout
     Location           School Name Enrollment Male Female Total Rate
       
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY    
 
Auburn Edward  Little HS + Franklin Alt. 1,287 36 27 63 4.90%
Lewiston Lewiston High School 1,301 21 18 39 3.00%
Lisbon Lisbon High School 462 13 4 17 3.68%
Livermore Falls (SAD 36) Livermore Falls High School 336 12 7 19 5.65%
Mechanic Falls Elm Street School 37 0 0 0 0.00%
Turner (SAD 52) Leavitt Area High School 744 3 1 4 0.54%
Wales (CSD 15) Oak Hill High School 481 27 14 41 8.52%
 
Total 4,648 112 71 183 3.94%
AROOSTOOK COUNTY  
 
Ashland (SAD 32) Ashland Community High School 129 0 1 1 0.78%
Caribou Caribou High School 619 13 6 19 3.07%
Dyer Brook (CSD 9) Southern Aroostook CSD School 148 1 3 4 2.70%
Easton Easton High School 93 4 0 4 4.30%
Fort Fairfield (SAD 20) Fort Fairfield Middle/High School 193 5 1 6 3.11%
Fort Kent (SAD 27) Fort Kent Community High School 450 2 2 4 0.89%
Hodgdon (SAD 70) Hodgdon High School 254 2 0 2 0.79%
Houlton (SAD 29) Houlton High School 435 3 5 8 1.84%
Limestone Limestone Community School 119 3 0 3 2.52%
Madawaska Madawaska Middle/High School 300 1 1 2 0.67%
Mars Hill (SAD 42) Central Aroostook Jr.-Sr. H.S. 163 3 2 5 3.07%
Presque Isle (SAD 1) Presque Isle High School 708 14 14 28 3.95%
Saint Agatha (SAD 33) Wisdom Middle/High School 142 0 0 0 0.00%
Van Buren (SAD 24) Van Buren District Sec. H.S. 149 0 1 1 0.67%
Washburn (SAD 45) Washburn District High School 130 1 0 1 0.77%
 
TOTAL 4,032 52 36 88 2.18%
CUMBERLAND COUNTY  
 
Brunswick Brunswick High School 1,058 21 21 42 3.97%
Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth High School 498 1 1 2 0.40%
Cumberland (SAD 51) Greely High School 609 5 2 7 1.15%
Falmouth Falmouth High School 432 1 0 1 0.23%
Freeport Freeport High School 348 5 3 8 2.30%
Gorham Gorham High School 703 10 4 14 1.99%
Gray (SAD 15) Gray-New Gloucester High School 710 26 14 40 5.63%
Naples (SAD 61) Lake Region High School 710 27 7 34 4.79%
Portland Deering High School 1,166 44 28 72 6.17%
Portland Portland High School 1,118 50 52 102 9.12%
Scarborough Scarborough High School 708 4 3 7 0.99%
South Portland South Portland High School 1,033 31 13 44 4.26%
Westbrook Westbrook High School 943 29 27 56 5.94%
Windham Windham High School & Real School 873 15 4 19 2.18%
Yarmouth Yarmouth High School 481 1 0 1 0.21%
 
TOTAL 11,390 270 179 449 3.94%
FRANKLIN COUNTY  
 
Farmington (SAD 9) Mount Blue High School 928 12 8 20 2.16%
Jay Jay High School 306 1 0 1 0.33%
Rangeley Rangeley Lakes Regional School 70 0 1 1 1.43%
Strong (SAD 58) Mount Abram Regional H.S 321 9 2 11 3.43%
 
TOTAL 1,625 22 11 33 2.03%
HANCOCK COUNTY  
 
Bar Harbor (CSD 7) Mt. Desert Island High School 636 15 10 25 3.93%
Bucksport Bucksport High School 459 10 3 13 2.83%
Deer Isle (CSD 13) Deer Isle-Stonington Jr.-Sr. High School 193 7 3 10 5.18%
Ellsworth Ellsworth High School 578 22 10 32 5.54%
Sullivan (CSD 4) Sumner Memorial High School 356 11 12 23 6.46%
 
TOTAL 2,222 65 38 103 4.64%
KENNEBEC COUNTY  
 
Augusta Cony High School 985 9 7 16 1.62%
Farmingdale (SAD 16) Hall-Dale High School 395 11 4 15 3.80%
Gardiner (SAD 11) Gardiner Area High School 794 27 12 39 4.91%
Monmouth Monmouth Academy 240 2 3 5 2.08%
Oakland (SAD 47) Messalonskee High School 813 16 8 24 2.95%
Readfield (CSD 10) Maranacook Community School 526 5 3 8 1.52%
Waterville Waterville High School 702 9 5 14 1.99%
Winslow Winslow High School 564 12 8 20 3.55%
Winthrop Winthrop High School 346 9 7 16 4.62%
 
TOTAL 5,365 100 57 157 2.93%
KNOX COUNTY  
 
Camden (SAD 28) Camden-Rockport High School 635 7 1 8 1.26%
North Haven (SAD 7) North Haven Community School 19 0 0 0 0.00%
Rockland (SAD 5) Rockland District High School 475 6 8 14 2.95%
Thomaston (SAD 50) Georges Valley High School 328 13 7 20 6.10%
Vinalhaven (SAD 8) Lincoln Elem/Vinalhaven H.S. 51 1 0 1 1.96%
 
TOTAL 1,508 27 16 43 2.85%
LINCOLN COUNTY  
 
Boothbay Harbor (CSD 3) Boothbay Region High School 257 2 3 5 1.95%
Waldoboro (SAD 40) Medomak Valley High School 748 6 2 8 1.07%
Wiscasset Wiscasset High School 435 13 5 18 4.14%
 
TOTAL 1,440 21 10 31 2.15%
OXFORD COUNTY  
 
Bethel (SAD 44) Telstar High School 295 3 3 6 2.03%
Buckfield (SAD 39) Buckfield Jr.-Sr. High School 208 10 5 15 7.21%
Dixfield (SAD 21) Dirigo High School 304 6 6 12 3.95%
Hiram (SAD 55) Sacopee Valley Jr.-Sr. H.S. 384 4 3 7 1.82%
Rumford (SAD 43) Mountain Valley High School 578 4 3 7 1.21%
Paris (SAD 17) Oxford Hills Comprehensive H.S. 1,175 33 26 59 5.02%
 
TOTAL 2,944 60 46 106 3.60%
PENOBSCOT COUNTY  
 
Bangor Bangor High School 1,337 22 18 40 2.99%
Brewer Brewer High School 826 31 20 51 6.17%
Corinth (SAD 64) Central High School 370 9 4 13 3.51%
Dexter (SAD 46) Dexter Regional High School 345 5 6 11 3.19%
East Millinocket Schenck High School 268 0 0 0 0.00%
Hampden (SAD 22) Hampden Academy 716 15 8 23 3.21%
Hermon Hermon High School 557 19 14 33 5.92%
Howland (SAD 31) Penobscot Valley High School 252 3 0 3 1.19%
Lincoln (SAD 67) Mattanawcook Academy 377 2 0 2 0.53%
Millinocket Stearns High School 379 0 0 0 0.00%
Newport (SAD 48) Nokomis Regional High School 805 12 11 23 2.86%
Old Town Old Town High School 689 4 8 12 1.74%
Orono Orono High School 359 1 3 4 1.11%
Stacyville (SAD 25) Katahdin High School 233 0 1 1 0.43%
 
TOTAL 7,513 123 93 216 2.88%
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY  
 
Greenville Greenville High School 112 1 0 1 0.89%
Guilford (SAD 4) Piscataquis Community H.S. 333 6 7 13 3.90%
Milo (SAD 41) Penquis Valley High School 307 4 4 8 2.61%
 
TOTAL 752 11 11 22 2.93%
   
SAGADAHOC COUNTY  
 
Bath Morse High School 824 34 18 52 6.31%
Richmond Richmond High School 184 3 1 4 2.17%
Topsham (SAD 75) Mount Ararat High School 1,019 18 11 29 2.85%
 
TOTAL 2,027 55 30 85 4.19%
 
SOMERSET COUNTY  
 
Anson (SAD 74) Carrabec High School 340 13 9 22 6.47%
Bingham (SAD 13) Upper Kennebec Valley Jr.-Sr. H.S. 138 7 2 9 6.52%
Fairfield (SAD 49) Lawrence High School 812 7 14 21 2.59%
Jackman (SAD 12) Forest Hills Consolidated School 66 0 0 0 0.00%
Madison (SAD 59) Madison Area Memorial H.S. 310 10 2 12 3.87%
Skowhegan (SAD 54) Skowhegan Area High School 932 9 9 18 1.93%
 
TOTAL 2,598 46 36 82 3.16%
WALDO COUNTY  
 
Belfast (SAD 34) Belfast Area High School 628 12 8 20 3.18%
Islesboro Islesboro Central School 44 0 0 0 0.00%
Searsport (SAD 56) Searsport District High School 282 15 16 31 10.99%
Thorndike (SAD 3) Mount View High School 520 9 5 14 2.69%
 
TOTAL 1,474 36 29 65 4.41%
WASHINGTON COUNTY  
   
Baileyville Woodland Jr.-Sr. High School 232 3 3 6 2.59%
Calais Calais High School 338 8 11 19 5.62%
Danforth (SAD 14) East Grand School 58 0 1 1 1.72%
Eastport Shead Memorial High School 139 2 1 3 2.16%
Harrington (SAD 37) Narraguagus High School 298 7 3 10 3.36%
Jonesport (CSD 17) Jonesport-Beals High School 120 8 1 9 7.50%
Lubec (SAD 19) Lubec Consolidated School 108 2 6 8 7.41%
Machias Machias Memorial High School 169 1 2 3 1.78%
 
TOTAL 1,462 31 28 59 4.04%
YORK COUNTY  
 
Berwick (SAD 60) Noble High School 991 19 13 32 3.23%
Biddeford Biddeford High School 878 7 10 17 1.94%
Eliot (SAD 35) Marshwood High School 794 13 18 31 3.90%
Kennebunk (SAD 71) Kennebunk High School 744 13 4 17 2.28%
Kittery Robert W. Traip Academy 344 11 8 19 5.52%
Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach High School 370 6 9 15 4.05%
Sanford Sanford High School 1,168 15 17 32 2.74%
Standish (SAD 6) Bonny Eagle High School 1,346 34 34 68 5.05%
Waterboro (SAD 57) Massabesic High School 968 0 4 4 0.41%
Wells (CSD 18) Wells High School 518 17 12 29 5.60%
York York High School 623 3 2 5 0.80%
 
TOTAL 8,744 138 131 269 3.08%
STATEWIDE TOTAL - PUBLIC 59,744 1,169 822 1,991 3.33%
    
                    PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS (60% Publicly-Funded Students)
   
Bangor     (Penobscot) John Bapst Memorial H.S. 482 0 0 0 0.00%
Blue Hill     (Hancock) George Stevens Academy 386 3 1 4 1.04%
China     (Kennebec) Erskine Academy 690 3 4 7 1.01%
Dover-Foxcroft   (Piscataquis) Foxcroft Academy 480 11 4 15 3.13%
East Machias   (Washington) Washington Academy 329 14 7 21 6.38%
Fryeburg     (Oxford) Fryeburg Academy 530 2 1 3 0.57%
Lee     (Penobscot) Lee Academy 253 4 5 9 3.56%
Newcastle     (Lincoln) Lincoln Academy 511 9 3 12 2.35%
Saco     (York) Thornton Academy 1,002 8 8 16 1.60%
Pittsfield     (Somerset) Maine Central Institute 469 7 2 9 1.92%
Blue Hill     (Hancock) Liberty School 48 3 2 5 10.42%
TOTAL PRIVATE 5,180 64 37 101 1.95%
   
STATEWIDE TOTAL 64,924 1,233 859 2,092 3.22%
 
 
Notes:
The data source for secondary enrollment has changed.  
Previously, secondary enrollment was taken from the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected Private Schools.