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| GRADUATES ON TO POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS - HISTORY | ||||||
| BY COUNTY AND UNIT - PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ||||||
| Location | School Name | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY | ||||||
| Auburn | Edward Little High School | 51.43% | 63.60% | 72.87% | 75.61% | 85.50% |
| Lewiston | Lewiston High School | 56.68% | 46.22% | 57.77% | 70.00% | 69.48% |
| Lisbon | Lisbon High School | 54.44% | 51.90% | 47.14% | 65.38% | 62.07% |
| Livermore Falls (SAD 36) | Livermore Falls High School | 48.28% | 65.22% | 64.79% | 68.25% | 68.66% |
| Poland | Poland Regional High School | - | 38.46% | 70.59% | 75.27% | 84.54% |
| Turner (SAD 52) | Leavitt Area High School | 69.29% | 68.53% | 64.94% | 60.67% | 65.85% |
| Wales (CSD 15) | Oak Hill High School | 59.14% | 62.04% | 66.67% | 54.90% | 64.42% |
| TOTAL | 55.89% | 57.84% | 64.58% | 68.46% | 73.20% | |
| AROOSTOOK COUNTY | ||||||
| Ashland (SAD 32) | Ashland Community High School | 63.33% | 92.59% | 63.16% | 60.00% | 66.67% |
| Caribou | Caribou High School | 72.41% | 69.35% | 65.04% | 85.00% | 81.90% |
| Dyer Brook (CSD 9) | Southern Aroostook CSD School | 67.65% | 78.13% | 60.00% | 77.42% | 59.38% |
| Easton | Easton High School | 80.95% | 92.86% | 81.82% | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Fort Fairfield (SAD 20) | Fort Fairfield Middle/High School | 83.72% | 75.00% | 66.67% | 78.13% | 71.43% |
| Fort Kent (SAD 27) | Fort Kent Community High School | 70.27% | 68.32% | 63.27% | 67.68% | 76.74% |
| Hodgdon (SAD 70) | Hodgdon High School | 47.17% | 60.32% | 52.63% | 58.82% | 58.14% |
| Houlton (SAD 29) | Houlton High School | 75.79% | 45.74% | 64.84% | 74.32% | 69.14% |
| Limestone | Limestone Community School | 60.61% | 69.57% | 73.33% | 61.54% | 59.09% |
| Madawaska | Madawaska Middle/High School | 63.95% | 68.75% | 59.62% | 67.95% | 77.78% |
| Mars Hill (SAD 42) | Central Aroostook Jr.-Sr. H.S. | 77.42% | 83.33% | 76.19% | 85.71% | 85.71% |
| Presque Isle (SAD 1) | Presque Isle High School | 65.33% | 77.78% | 80.62% | 83.59% | 84.83% |
| Saint Agatha (SAD 33) | Wisdom Middle/High School | 66.67% | 75.00% | 86.67% | 71.43% | 83.33% |
| Van Buren (SAD 24) | Van Buren District Sec. H.S. | 67.86% | 70.27% | 71.88% | 61.11% | 77.42% |
| Washburn (SAD 45) | Washburn District High School | 79.41% | 33.33% | 100.00% | 80.00% | 65.38% |
| TOTAL | 69.02% | 68.89% | 69.54% | 73.82% | 76.21% | |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY | ||||||
| Brunswick | Brunswick High School | 62.56% | 71.76% | 68.97% | 74.14% | 67.92% |
| Cape Elizabeth | Cape Elizabeth High School | 81.51% | 85.83% | 89.38% | 87.85% | 93.89% |
| Cumberland (SAD 51) | Greely High School | 75.86% | 73.08% | 79.87% | 83.11% | 92.11% |
| Falmouth | Falmouth High School | 83.53% | 84.85% | 88.62% | 94.69% | 89.55% |
| Freeport | Freeport High School | 70.15% | 64.00% | 70.89% | 80.00% | 69.44% |
| Gorham | Gorham High School | 70.50% | 79.74% | 79.74% | 73.83% | 77.56% |
| Gray (SAD 15) | Gray-New Gloucester High School | 69.59% | 60.00% | 72.00% | 63.25% | 76.15% |
| Naples (SAD 61) | Lake Region High School | 52.21% | 60.90% | 71.64% | 59.38% | 79.26% |
| Portland | Deering High School | 68.40% | 68.22% | 67.67% | 73.96% | 75.52% |
| Portland | Portland High School | 59.73% | 69.31% | 56.60% | 57.35% | 60.29% |
| Scarborough | Scarborough High School | 88.19% | 86.03% | 88.48% | 78.65% | 82.01% |
| South Portland | South Portland High School | 68.05% | 71.36% | 71.72% | 58.37% | 68.55% |
| Westbrook | Westbrook High School | 52.57% | 70.56% | 75.93% | 80.39% | 80.87% |
| Windham | Windham High School & Real School | 63.58% | 63.24% | 68.78% | 73.17% | 78.77% |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth High School | 91.43% | 87.96% | 84.21% | 95.54% | 85.32% |
| TOTAL | 69.03% | 72.38% | 74.15% | 73.78% | 77.24% | |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY | ||||||
| Farmington (SAD 9) | Mount Blue High School | 60.40% | 86.07% | 60.91% | 72.08% | 71.63% |
| Jay | Jay High School | 69.81% | 67.21% | 78.26% | 73.91% | 79.31% |
| Rangeley | Rangeley Lakes Regional School | 86.67% | 87.50% | 63.64% | 86.67% | 75.00% |
| Strong (SAD 58) | Mount Abram Regional H.S. | 68.49% | 45.68% | 75.00% | 64.41% | 61.19% |
| TOTAL | 64.72% | 73.82% | 66.57% | 71.76% | 71.06% | |
| HANCOCK COUNTY | ||||||
| Bar Harbor (CSD 7) | Mt. Desert Island High School | 64.34% | 53.91% | 62.28% | 74.82% | 75.56% |
| Bucksport | Bucksport High School | 58.10% | 43.16% | 58.51% | 57.43% | 60.19% |
| Deer Isle (CSD 13) | Deer Isle-Stonington Jr.-Sr. H. S. | 63.33% | 55.56% | 50.00% | 70.00% | 52.94% |
| Ellsworth | Ellsworth High School | 61.40% | 64.60% | 62.10% | 65.71% | 69.92% |
| Sullivan (CSD 4) | Sumner Memorial High School | 54.67% | 60.87% | 41.76% | 70.00% | 63.49% |
| TOTAL | 60.49% | 55.56% | 56.34% | 67.64% | 66.73% | |
| KENNEBEC COUNTY | ||||||
| Augusta | Cony High School | 66.67% | 70.79% | 70.49% | 79.23% | 70.62% |
| Farmingdale (SAD 16) | Hall-Dale High School | 70.31% | 61.04% | 71.05% | 72.37% | 75.61% |
| Gardiner (SAD 11) | Gardiner Area High School | 55.35% | 61.99% | 57.22% | 53.25% | 59.49% |
| Monmouth | Monmouth Academy | 73.85% | 71.43% | 75.86% | 69.09% | 76.06% |
| Oakland (SAD 47) | Messalonskee High School | 72.26% | 71.86% | 77.91% | 82.74% | 69.27% |
| Readfield (CSD 10) | Maranacook Community School | 68.85% | 71.93% | 63.36% | 65.63% | 70.69% |
| Waterville | Waterville High School | 72.78% | 74.45% | 75.46% | 78.01% | 73.24% |
| Winslow | Winslow High School | 81.37% | 80.00% | 71.64% | 77.61% | 75.00% |
| Winthrop | Winthrop High School | 64.20% | 59.72% | 81.40% | 67.86% | 76.71% |
| TOTAL | 68.72% | 69.84% | 70.67% | 72.49% | 70.76% | |
| KNOX COUNTY | ||||||
| Camden (SAD 28) | Camden-Rockport High School | 72.00% | - | - | - | - |
| North Haven (SAD 7) | North Haven Community School | 50.00% | 42.86% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Rockland (SAD 5) | Rockland District High School | 64.65% | 61.54% | 59.38% | 54.37% | 52.08% |
| Rockport (CSD 19) | Camden Hills Regional High School | - | 64.29% | 71.33% | 73.17% | 69.54% |
| Thomaston (SAD 50) | Georges Valley High School | 51.52% | 53.85% | 46.38% | 65.82% | 53.75% |
| Vinalhaven (SAD 8) | Lincoln Elem/Vinalhaven H. S. | 30.00% | 66.67% | 53.85% | 42.86% | 46.67% |
| Waldoboro (SAD 40) | Medomak Valley High School | - | 47.18% | 50.66% | 53.80% | 56.94% |
| TOTAL | 64.13% | 56.21% | 58.75% | 60.93% | 59.88% | |
| LINCOLN COUNTY | ||||||
| Boothbay Harbor (CSD 3) | Boothbay Region High School | 56.90% | 61.11% | 58.62% | 64.47% | 65.88% |
| Waldoboro (SAD 40) | Medomak Valley High School | 44.72% | - | - | - | - |
| Wiscasset | Wiscasset High School | 60.87% | 61.05% | 64.21% | 78.08% | 66.25% |
| TOTAL | 51.77% | 61.07% | 62.09% | 71.14% | 66.06% | |
| OXFORD COUNTY | ||||||
| Bethel (SAD 44) | Telstar High School | 77.78% | 59.38% | 74.55% | 77.42% | 80.00% |
| Buckfield (SAD 39) | Buckfield Jr.-Sr. High School | 54.35% | 51.28% | 72.41% | 79.49% | 64.00% |
| Dixfield (SAD 21) | Dirigo High School | 57.78% | 60.66% | 70.31% | 62.86% | 80.25% |
| Hiram (SAD 55) | Sacopee Valley Jr.-Sr. H. S. | 56.63% | 52.24% | 44.30% | 43.66% | 54.43% |
| Rumford (SAD 43) | Mountain Valley High School | 63.81% | 53.00% | 52.36% | 68.98% | 74.07% |
| Paris (SAD 17) | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H.S. | 59.71% | 70.00% | 67.27% | 79.63% | 65.97% |
| TOTAL | 61.22% | 57.92% | 59.05% | 68.74% | 70.39% | |
| PENOBSCOT COUNTY | ||||||
| Bangor | Bangor High School | 100.00% | 69.75% | 71.15% | 69.80% | 82.39% |
| Brewer | Brewer High School | 65.06% | 62.65% | 59.88% | 67.04% | 61.54% |
| Corinth (SAD 64) | Central High School | 45.33% | 59.15% | 67.14% | 69.74% | 70.11% |
| Dexter (SAD 46) | Dexter Regional High School | 72.63% | 80.33% | 66.20% | 73.33% | 53.33% |
| East Millinocket | Schenck High School | 67.16% | 86.36% | 83.08% | 67.39% | 73.17% |
| Hampden (SAD 22) | Hampden Academy | 65.64% | 66.67% | 61.49% | 72.99% | 73.81% |
| Hermon | Hermon High School | 41.67% | 77.23% | 61.90% | 69.31% | 68.63% |
| Howland ( SAD 31) | Penobscot Valley High School | 75.38% | 75.41% | 67.50% | 72.92% | 46.00% |
| Lincoln (SAD 67) | Mattanawcook Academy | 44.94% | 56.04% | 55.29% | 50.79% | 69.00% |
| Millinocket | Stearns High School | 73.74% | 86.67% | 69.14% | 74.71% | 74.42% |
| Newport ( SAD 48 ) | Nokomis Regional High School | 46.91% | 53.61% | 65.24% | 56.05% | 65.90% |
| Old Town | Old Town High School | 58.16% | 60.63% | 66.07% | 50.96% | 52.87% |
| Orono | Orono High School | 72.50% | 58.21% | 78.75% | 71.43% | 73.56% |
| Stacyville ( SAD 25 ) | Katahdin High School | 62.96% | 64.71% | 76.27% | 78.57% | 66.67% |
| TOTAL | 65.02% | 66.99% | 66.89% | 66.60% | 68.24% | |
| PISCATAQUIS COUNTY | ||||||
| Greenville | Greenville High School | 67.74% | 90.00% | 77.78% | 72.00% | 87.50% |
| Guilford ( SAD 4 ) | Piscataquis Community H.S. | 62.12% | 54.55% | 54.41% | 61.67% | 56.76% |
| Milo ( SAD 41 ) | Penquis Valley High School | 77.27% | 45.16% | 56.45% | 60.71% | 53.33% |
| TOTAL | 69.33% | 55.41% | 58.11% | 63.12% | 61.45% | |
| SAGADAHOC COUNTY | ||||||
| Bath | Morse High School | 73.65% | 62.26% | 36.63% | 72.73% | 67.07% |
| Richmond | Richmond High School | 61.76% | 59.18% | 74.36% | 47.50% | 74.19% |
| Topsham ( SAD 75 ) | Mount Ararat High School | 62.56% | 54.62% | 66.05% | 61.11% | 51.43% |
| TOTAL | 67.08% | 57.85% | 54.93% | 63.90% | 58.86% | |
| SOMERSET COUNTY | ||||||
| Anson (SAD 74 ) | Carrabec High School | 74.60% | 55.88% | 53.42% | 72.13% | 64.62% |
| Bingham ( SAD 13 ) | Upper Kennebec Valley Jr.-Sr. H.S. | 60.71% | 66.67% | 50.00% | 63.64% | 52.00% |
| Fairfield ( SAD 49 ) | Lawrence High School | 48.54% | 50.00% | 48.30% | 55.17% | 52.26% |
| Jackman ( SAD 12 ) | Forest Hills Consolidated School | 87.50% | 58.33% | 35.29% | 53.33% | 72.22% |
| Madison ( SAD 59 ) | Madison Area Memorial H.S. | 63.83% | 63.77% | 70.37% | 62.07% | 83.33% |
| Skowhegan ( SAD 54 ) | Skowhegan Area High School | 55.38% | 56.76% | 52.66% | 56.34% | 48.73% |
| TOTAL | 56.94% | 55.70% | 52.45% | 58.66% | 56.16% | |
| WALDO COUNTY | ||||||
| Belfast ( SAD 34 ) | Belfast Area High School | 53.85% | 69.30% | 62.12% | 54.41% | 75.00% |
| Islesboro | Islesboro Central School | 85.71% | 71.43% | 71.43% | 75.00% | 88.89% |
| Searsport ( SAD 56 ) | Searsport District High School | 73.17% | 63.46% | 58.33% | 66.67% | 65.12% |
| Thorndike ( SAD 3 ) | Mount View High School | 78.13% | 73.15% | 68.52% | 58.26% | 48.31% |
| TOTAL | 66.55% | 69.75% | 64.24% | 58.17% | 64.01% | |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY | ||||||
| Baileyville | Woodland Jr.-Sr. High School | 75.00% | 65.22% | 79.25% | 77.19% | 75.56% |
| Calais | Calais High School | 74.29% | 76.79% | 59.38% | 41.54% | 75.00% |
| Danforth ( SAD 14 ) | East Grand School | 61.11% | 58.82% | 68.75% | 66.67% | 70.59% |
| Eastport | Shead High School | 50.00% | 41.94% | 48.28% | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Harrington ( SAD 37) | Narraguagus High School | 50.00% | 51.43% | 62.67% | 78.00% | 75.81% |
| Jonesport ( CSD 17 ) | Jonesport-Beals High School | 45.83% | 50.00% | 64.29% | 54.55% | 52.00% |
| Lubec ( SAD 19 ) | Lubec Consolidated School | 61.90% | 50.00% | 54.55% | 73.91% | 66.67% |
| Machias | Machias Memorial High School | 56.76% | 71.88% | 70.97% | 79.49% | 80.56% |
| TOTAL | 61.14% | 59.80% | 64.15% | 64.67% | 69.76% | |
| YORK COUNTY | ||||||
| Biddeford | Biddeford High School | 81.76% | 63.37% | 73.60% | 57.67% | 60.11% |
| Eliot ( SAD 35 ) | Marshwood High School | 56.10% | - | - | - | - |
| Kennebunk ( SAD 71 ) | Kennebunk High School | 68.00% | 64.90% | 50.68% | 72.84% | 72.57% |
| Kittery | Robert W. Traip Academy | 67.07% | 51.52% | 65.93% | 53.52% | 56.25% |
| North Berwick ( SAD 60) | Noble High School | 51.43% | 57.84% | 66.26% | 62.83% | 66.99% |
| Old Orchard Beach | Old Orchard Beach High School | 48.08% | 59.21% | 72.31% | 77.46% | 78.33% |
| Sanford | Sanford High School | 69.27% | 72.31% | 70.00% | 66.37% | 65.44% |
| South Berwick (SAD 35) | Marshwood High School | - | 55.68% | 57.48% | 70.10% | 75.52% |
| Standish ( SAD 6 ) | Bonny Eagle High School | 75.79% | 56.67% | 60.39% | 56.74% | 71.22% |
| Waterboro ( SAD 57 ) | Massabesic High School | 61.88% | 61.88% | 70.05% | 86.89% | 74.18% |
| Wells ( CSD 18 ) | Wells High School | 63.75% | 62.61% | 73.45% | 64.29% | 62.90% |
| York | York High School | 71.70% | 64.90% | 69.54% | 71.53% | 60.71% |
| TOTAL | 66.37% | 61.67% | 66.26% | 67.21% | 68.05% | |
| STATEWIDE TOTAL - PUBLIC | 64.83% | 64.76% | 66.12% | 68.64% | 69.80% | |
| PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS (60% Publicly-Funded Students) | ||||||
| Bangor (Penobscot) | John Bapst Memorial H.S. | 94.50% | 94.95% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 95.33% |
| Blue Hill (Hancock) | George Stevens Academy | 69.86% | 73.33% | 82.09% | 75.58% | 63.10% |
| Blue Hill (Hancock) | Liberty School | 67.53% | 30.00% | 76.92% | 42.86% | 60.00% |
| China (Kennebec) | Erskine Academy | 83.81% | 66.67% | 74.47% | 67.97% | 77.78% |
| Dover-Foxcroft (Piscataquis) | Foxcroft Academy | 64.18% | 73.91% | 59.26% | 67.42% | 58.49% |
| East Machias (Washington) | Washington Academy | 63.74% | 73.44% | 55.88% | 66.18% | 66.67% |
| Fryeburg (Oxford) | Fryeburg Academy | 70.91% | 52.27% | 58.45% | 75.00% | 62.57% |
| Lee (Penobscot) | Lee Academy | 55.56% | 61.22% | 72.34% | 73.21% | 80.49% |
| Newcastle (Lincoln) | Lincoln Academy | 72.82% | 53.98% | 55.96% | 56.56% | 61.19% |
| Pittsfield (Somerset) | Maine Central Institute | 79.49% | 61.26% | 69.52% | 74.55% | 74.80% |
| Saco (York) | Thornton Academy | 60.00% | 65.15% | 70.94% | 74.90% | 78.85% |
| TOTAL 60% PUBLICLY-FUNDED | 72.60% | 66.67% | 69.82% | 73.01% | 72.16% | |
| STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS | ||||||
| Limestone (Aroostook) | ME School of Science and Math | - | 100.00% | DNR | DNR | DNR |
| Falmouth (Cumberland) | Governor Baxter School for the Deaf | 83.33% | 60.00% | 85.71% | 66.67% | DNR |
| South Portland (Cumberland) | Arthur Gould School (ME Youth Ctr) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Charleston (Penobscot) | Mountain View Youth Dev Ctr | - | - | - | 21.43% | 50.00% |
| TOTAL STATE-FUNDED | 45.45% | 88.89% | 37.50% | 23.81% | 10.00% | |
| STATEWIDE TOTAL | 65.45% | 65.04% | 66.40% | 68.96% | 69.97% | |
| Notes | ||||||
| Androscoggin County - Poland Regional High School opened in 1999. | ||||||
| Knox County - Camden-Rockport High School closed 1999. | ||||||
| Knox County - Camden Hills Regional High School opened 1999. | ||||||
| Knox County - Waldoboro (SAD 40) moved from Lincoln County for administrative purposes. | ||||||
| York County - New Marshwood High School in South Berwick in 1999. | ||||||