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Schools in Carthage

Carthage’s public schools

Regional School Unit 56 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carthage. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
78%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▼ 4% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
720 students on the public path
In brief

Carthage’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carthage’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Dirigo High School places highest (better than 76%); Dirigo Elementary School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carthage, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Dirigo Elementary Schoolin PeruD
6–8T W Kelly Dirigo Middle Schoolin DixfieldC−
9–12Dirigo High Schoolin DixfieldA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 56.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Regional School Unit 56Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 720 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$19,797ME $20,630 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading78%
State average 84.1% · 357 students tested
Math74%
State average 81.5% · 358 students tested

Carthage vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Carthage’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carthage—Regional School Unit 56
DixfieldC−Regional School Unit 56
Weld—Regional School Unit 09
MexicoDRegional School Unit 10

Every school in Carthage

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Carthagein other towns
Dirigo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peru
D
324 students12:1Rate it →
T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dixfield
C−
180 students15:1Rate it →
Dirigo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dixfield
A−
216 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Carthage’s schools

Are Carthage’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carthage. Regional School Unit 56 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carthage. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carthage in?

Regional School Unit 56.

Where do Carthage kids go to high school?

Dirigo High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.