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Regional School Unit 09 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
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 09 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Regional School Unit 09 School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 83% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
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This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
8 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
2,250 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
207 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Regional School Unit 09 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 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#112 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
82%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
37%
Graduation Rate
87%
86%
Diversity Score
0.11
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
2%
3%
% Black
1%
4%
% White
94%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $20,216 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 $18,278 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,216
$21,600
Spending / Student
$18,278
$21,191
Best Regional School Unit 09 School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Mt Blue Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
269 Middle St
Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-3511
Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-3511
Gr: 6-8 | 507 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 4%
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