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Orono High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
14 Goodridge Drive
Orono, ME 04473
Phone
(207) 866-4916
District
RSU 26
County
PENOBSCOT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
373
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.5% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Orono High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
63%
52%
68%
62%
58%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 81 21.7%
Grade 10 101 27.1%
Grade 11 109 29.2%
Grade 12 82 22.0%
Total 373 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.5% 90.7% 89.5%
Black 1.4% 1.1% 4.6%
Hispanic 0.8% 3.1% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 3.0% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.6% 2.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.0% 31.1% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 29.0% 25.9% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 5.3% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,129 1,385,340
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 611.9 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.0% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.3% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 47.6% 29.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 11.6% 28.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.5% 21.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,290 580,172
Single Parent Households With Children 2.9% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.1% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 67.8% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.1% 15.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.4% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.1% 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.7% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,818 $9,868,000 37.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,216 $1,015,000 3.9%
Staff $1,084 $905,000 3.5%
General Administration $949 $792,000 3.0%
School Administration $960 $802,000 3.1%
Operation $1,768 $1,476,000 5.7%
Transportation $407 $340,000 1.3%
Other $1 $1,000 0.0%
Total Support $6,384 $5,331,000 20.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,047 $10,894,000 41.8%
Total Expenditures $31,249 $26,093,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,878 $1,719,893,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,292 $225,026,000 6.4%
Staff $1,010 $175,940,000 5.0%
General Administration $623 $108,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $933 $162,369,000 4.6%
Operation $2,119 $368,955,000 10.4%
Transportation $758 $131,925,000 3.7%
Other $247 $43,075,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,983 $1,215,777,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $602,867,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $20,323 $3,538,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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