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Hermon

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hermon.

Hermon’s School Grade B better than 62% of Maine school districts

Students
1,345
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,843
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hermon

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Maine districts
  • Spends 28% less per student than the ME average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $665 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% of the 177 Maine school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BHermon 6,982

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hermon. Grade by grade →

PK–4Patricia A Duran SchoolThis district
5–8Hermon Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hermon High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency84%
State average 81.5% · 554 students tested
Reading / language arts82%
State average 84.1% · 555 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.3% · 145 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,843 per student · 28% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 50%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,279’20
1,365’21
1,397’22
1,359’23
1,345’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools.

Patricia A Duran School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hermon
C−
459 students12:1
Hermon Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hermon
B
319 students14:1
Hermon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hermon
A−
567 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

BangorBangor
$20,925per student
GlenburnGlenburn
$15,529per student
Regional School Unit 22Hampden
$17,453per student
School Administrative District 23Carmel
$16,188per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maine.