Mid Coast Today

Knox County schools welcomed 4,240 students in the 2022-23 school year, slightly more than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Knox County had the sixth least enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, 52.6% of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 93.8% of the Knox County student body.

Within the county, Camden Hills Regional High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 709 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
Appleton Village School	120	135	12.5%
Ash Point Community School	163	173	6.1%
Camden Hills Regional High School	687	709	3.2%
Camden-Rockport Elementary School	372	380	2.2%
Camden-Rockport Middle School	372	353	-5.1%
Cushing Community School	72	72	0%
Friendship Village School	82	82	0%
Hope Elementary School	149	143	-4%
Isle Au Haut Rural School	3	2	-33.3%
North Haven Community School	47	50	6.4%
Oceanside High School	503	492	-2.2%
Oceanside Middle School	346	336	-2.9%
Prescott Memorial School	91	100	9.9%
South School	269	263	-2.2%
St. George School	192	211	9.9%
Thomaston Grammar School	165	149	-9.7%
Union Elementary School	126	113	-10.3%
Vinalhaven School	163	157	-3.7%
Warren Community School	316	320	1.3%