enrollment
Maine Lost More Students This Year Than Any Since COVID
Maine lost 2,134 students in 2025-26, the worst non-COVID year on record. Three years of losses have erased the post-pandemic bounce.
Maine Education News & Data
district-spotlight
Lewiston Is Growing While Maine Shrinks
Maine's second-largest district has added students three years running, driven by immigrant families remaking a former mill town even as the state hits an enrollment low.
demographics
One in 18 Maine Students Is Now Black
Black enrollment in Maine surged 50% in nine years, driven by African immigrant families in Lewiston and Portland, even as total enrollment hit a low.
enrollment
168,923: Maine Hits Its Enrollment Floor
Maine public school enrollment fell to 168,923 in 2025-26, the lowest in at least a decade, driven by three years of accelerating losses.
data-release
Maine Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
Maine DOE releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing 168,923 students statewide — down 2,134, the largest non-COVID loss on record.