Maine Lakes News

There were 7,817 white students enrolled in Oxford County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 91.7% of the 8,527 students in Oxford County schools at the time. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 31 schools in the county, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 961 students.

Recent data from Maine's public schools for the 2023-2024 school year reveal a noticeable growth in Hispanic, Black and multiracial enrollment over the past decade. While over 85% of students still identify as white, this shows a slow but steady increase in diversity within the state schools.

Despite these shifts, Maine's public school enrollment remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels, despite a slight rebound from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education also mentioned in an interview with Maine Public some other 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."

School Name	White Students Enrollment	Total Enrollment	% of Total Enrollment
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School	961	1,017	94.5%
Fryeburg Academy	465	607	76.6%
Molly Ockett School	513	555	92.4%
Oxford Hills Middle School	431	472	91.3%
Guy E. Rowe School	360	400	90%
Paris Elementary School	353	392	90.1%
Mountain Valley High School	326	364	89.6%
Mountain Valley Middle School	313	352	88.9%
Sacopee Valley Elementary School	327	351	93.2%
Dirigo Elementary School	324	349	92.8%
Oxford Elementary School	316	337	93.8%
Sacopee Valley Middle School	312	334	93.4%
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School	285	290	98.3%
Crescent Park School	269	279	96.4%
Sacopee Valley High School	261	275	94.9%
Rumford Elementary School	215	247	87%
Meroby Elementary School	224	244	91.8%
Dirigo High School	206	222	92.8%
Buckfield Junior-Senior High School	217	221	98.2%
T. W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School	159	171	93%
Telstar Middle School	149	168	88.7%
Telstar High School	155	166	93.4%
Agnes Gray School	118	126	93.7%
Otisfield Community School	113	119	95%
Hebron Station School	93	98	94.9%
New Suncook School	95	98	96.9%
Waterford Memorial School	86	94	91.5%
Denmark Elementary School	74	77	96.1%
Woodstock School	54	58	93.1%
Andover Elementary School	30	30	100%
The Eddy Middle School	13	14	92.9%