Saco
106 Maine Districts Improved Attendance Every Single Year Since 2022
The story of chronic absenteeism recovery is usually told through outliers. A district that cut its rate in half. A school that implemented a bold new program. A community that mobilized around attend...
Saco Grew 10% While Maine Lost 12,000 Students
In a state where 88 districts just hit their lowest enrollment on record, Saco added 179 students. That 10.3% gain since 2017 makes Saco Public Schools the largest traditional district gainer in Maine...
78% of Maine Districts Never Recovered From COVID
In the spring of 2023, Maine's public school enrollment ticked up for the second consecutive year. The COVID shock appeared to be fading. Districts that had lost hundreds of students were cautiously o...
168,923: Maine Hits Its Enrollment Floor
The last time Maine added students to its public schools was 2023. Since then, the losses have grown each year: 1,307, then 1,562, then 2,134. The 2025-26 school year brought enrollment to 168,923, th...