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C+

Millinocket

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Millinocket.

Millinocket’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Maine school districts

Students
438
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,929
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
The gist

What stands out about Millinocket

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the ME average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Millinocket 4,095

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Millinocket. Grade by grade →

PK–5Granite Street SchoolThis district
6–12Stearns Jr-Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency85–89%
State average 81.5% · 185 students tested
Reading / language arts80–84%
State average 84.1% · 187 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.3% · 32 in the class

98% 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
$18,929 per student · 8% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 49%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 67%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
445’20
440’21
443’22
449’23
438’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Granite Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Millinocket
D
209 students10:1
Stearns Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Millinocket
B
229 students12:1

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.