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Schools in Millinocket · Millinocket

Millinocket’s public schools score below 56% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Millinocket, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C− to A#79of 142 Maine townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
82%
▼ 2 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
87%
▲ 6 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▼ 8% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
ME 11.3
Schools in town
3
438 students on the public path
In brief

Millinocket’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 216 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Millinocket’s, its schools beat 67%, higher than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 82% and math 87% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $18,929 per student in FY2024, against $20,630 across Maine. 21% of its revenue that year was federal (Maine 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Stearns Jr-Sr High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Kidspeace-Millinocket (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Millinocket’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Maine school districts, #79 of 142 Maine towns. Test scores are above the Maine average; graduation is below it.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (216)Better than 67%
Towns in Penobscot County (49)Better than 65%
C−AA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 186 test results and a graduating class of 32 could put Millinocket anywhere from C− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Millinocket’s students in the tested grades sat them (185 in math, 187 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Millinocket, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Granite Street SchoolMillinocketD
6–12Stearns Jr-Sr High SchoolMillinocketB

Millinocket’s public schools are run by Millinocket. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

MillinocketGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 438 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$18,929ME $20,630 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 84.1% · 187 students tested
Math87%
State average 81.5% · 185 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 21% of the Millinocket district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Maine, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Millinocket vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MillinocketC+Millinocket

Every school in Millinocket

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).

District schools in Millinocketby address
Granite Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
209 students10:1Rate it →
Stearns Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12
B
229 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Kidspeace-Millinocket
Grades PK–12
Private · Special education
13 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Millinocket’s schools

Are Millinocket’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Millinocket children attend score below 56% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #79 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Millinocket in?

Millinocket, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 438 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Millinocket’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Millinocket graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Millinocket spend per student?

$18,929 in Millinocket (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Millinocket?

Yes: Kidspeace-Millinocket (special education, grades PK–12, 13 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.