Maine Lakes News

Oxford County schools welcomed 8,527 students in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Oxford County had the seventh most enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, 51.9% of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were boys, and 48% were girls, and less than 0.1% did not specify their gender or identify with either category.

Most of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 91.7% of the Oxford County student body.

Within the county, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,017 students.

While Maine's public school enrollment has slightly rebounded from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year, it remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

"Adult education enrollment is up, providing high school completion and job training programs to meet individual needs," said a spokesman for the Maine Department of Education in an interview with Maine Public. Additionally, some pandemic-related factors persist, with "some parents choosing not to enroll younger children in school and older students who took on jobs to support their families during the pandemic and who are still counted on to provide that support."

As of 2024, the average student-to-teacher ratio in public schools in Maine is 11:1, much lower than the national average of one teacher for every 15 students.

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Agnes Gray School	121	126	4.1%
Andover Elementary School	33	30	-9.1%
Buckfield Junior-Senior High School	223	221	-0.9%
Crescent Park School	271	279	3%
Denmark Elementary School	71	77	8.5%
Dirigo Elementary School	356	349	-2%
Dirigo High School	197	222	12.7%
Guy E. Rowe School	414	400	-3.4%
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School	269	290	7.8%
Hebron Station School	111	98	-11.7%
Meroby Elementary School	229	244	6.6%
Molly Ockett School	546	555	1.6%
Mountain Valley High School	371	364	-1.9%
Mountain Valley Middle School	341	352	3.2%
New Suncook School	79	98	24.1%
Otisfield Community School	113	119	5.3%
Oxford Elementary School	336	337	0.3%
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School	1,011	1,017	0.6%
Oxford Hills Middle School	470	472	0.4%
Paris Elementary School	381	392	2.9%
Rumford Elementary School	266	247	-7.1%
Sacopee Valley Elementary School	341	351	2.9%
Sacopee Valley High School	308	275	-10.7%
Sacopee Valley Middle School	329	334	1.5%
T. W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School	170	171	0.6%
Telstar High School	177	166	-6.2%
Telstar Middle School	162	168	3.7%
Waterford Memorial School	84	94	11.9%
Woodstock School	70	58	-17.1%
Fryeburg Academy	437	607	38.9%
The Eddy Middle School	13	14	7.7%