Maine Private Schools with the Most Educated Faculty

All Schools
(40) All Schools
(40)  High Schools
(26) High Schools
(26)  Elementary Schools
(23) Elementary Schools
(23)  Preschools
(21) Preschools
(21) 
  • The average percentage of private school faculty in Maine that have attained an advanced degree is 60% (2020-21).
  • The private school in Maine with the highest percentage of their faculty having an advanced degrees is Future Builders School, with 100%% of their faculty having obtaining an advanced degree.
  • The private schools with the most educated faculty are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Maine Private Schools with the Most Educated Faculty (2020-21)

  • School % Faculty w/Advanced Degree Grades Location
  • Rank: #1-21.-2.
    Future Builders School
    All-boys | Special Education School
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
    Grades: 7-1233 Twin Pines Road
    Raymond, ME 04071
    (207) 655-1000
  • Rank: #1-21.-2.
    Opportunity Training Center
    Special Education School
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
    Grades: PK-1225 Lombard St
    Presque Isle, ME 04769
    (207) 764-0134
  • Rank: #3-43.-4.
    Bangor Montessori School
    Montessori School
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
    Grades: PK-K30 Otis St
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207) 945-3464
  • Rank: #3-43.-4.
    Midcoast STEAM Microschool
    Special Program Emphasis
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
    Grades: NS-51 Main Street
    Rockland, ME 04841
    (207) 543-3387
  • Rank: #55.
    Seacoast Waldorf School
    Seacoast Waldorf School Photo - Our students follow a set curriculum developed for Waldorf Schools. This is a picture of a Geology block in 6th grade.
    Special Program Emphasis
    (5)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
    Grades: PK-8403 ME-236
    Eliot, ME 03903
    (207) 686-3140
  • Rank: #6-76.-7.
    Cricket Hunt School
    Cricket Hunt School Photo - Ms. Mahaney's and Mrs. Ashe-Ford's classes (3-5 year olds) celebrate New Year's at school!
    Alternative School
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
    Grades: NS-240 Independence Drive
    Freeport, ME 04032
    (207) 865-9696
  • Rank: #6-76.-7.
    Levey Day School
    Levey Day School Photo
    (Jewish)
    (4)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
    Grades: NS-7400 Deering Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207) 776-7474
  • Rank: #88.
    North Yarmouth Academy
    North Yarmouth Academy Photo - NYA 20 + acre campus in Yarmouth, Maine.
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 76%
    Grades: NS-12148 Main Street
    Yarmouth, ME 04096
    (207) 846-9051
  • Rank: #9-119.- 11.
    Carleton Project
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
    Grades: 9-1252 Main Street
    Houlton, ME 04730
    (207) 521-1302
  • Rank: #9-119.- 11.
    The New School
    The New School Photo - TNS offers ample opportunities for hands-on learning. These math students are honing their skills with a carpentry project.
    Special Program Emphasis
    (9)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
    Grades: 9-1238 York St
    Kennebunk, ME 04043
    (207) 985-3745
  • Rank: #9-119.- 11.
    Winfield Children's House
    Montessori School
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
    Grades: NS-K161 Field Rd
    Falmouth, ME 04105
    (207) 797-8101
  • Rank: #1212.
    Thornton Academy
    Thornton Academy Photo
    (3)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 72%
    Grades: 6-12438 Main St
    Saco, ME 04072
    (207) 282-5383
  • Rank: #1313.
    Hebron Academy
    Hebron Academy Photo - Hebron students enjoy a great sense of community before our weekly School Meeting.
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 71%
    Grades: 6-12339 Paris Rd
    Hebron, ME 04238
    (207) 966-5225
  • Rank: #1414.
    Friends School of Portland
    Friends School of Portland Photo - Rainbow in Spanish
    (Friends)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 67%
    Grades: NS-811 U.S. Route One
    Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110
    (207) 781-6321
  • Rank: #1515.
    Maine Central Institute
    Maine Central Institute Photo
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 65%
    Grades: 9-12295 Main St
    Pittsfield, ME 04967
    (207) 487-3355
  • Rank: #16-1716.- 17.
    Foxcroft Academy
    Foxcroft Academy Photo
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 64%
    Grades: 9-12975 W Main Street
    Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
    (207) 564-8664
  • Rank: #16-1716.- 17.
    George Stevens Academy
    George Stevens Academy Photo
    (4)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 64%
    Grades: 9-1223 Union Street
    Blue Hill, ME 04614
    (207) 374-2808
  • Rank: #18-2318.- 23.
    Cheverus High School
    Cheverus High School Photo - High School is a time of growth, change, and discovery. At Cheverus, we accompany students and families through this exciting and sometimes challenging time in their lives. Our goal is to educate students in a deep and meaningful way. Our approach to education is meant to prepare students for college -- and for life.
    (Roman Catholic)
    (4)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 60%
    Grades: 9-12267 Ocean Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207) 774-6238
  • Rank: #18-2318.- 23.
    Erskine Academy
    Erskine Academy Photo
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 60%
    Grades: 9-12309 Windsor Rd
    South China, ME 04358
    (207) 445-2962
  • Rank: #18-2318.- 23.
    French School of Maine - L'Ecole Francaise du Maine
    French School of Maine - L'Ecole Francaise du Maine Photo - Beginning in preschool, our weekly swim program at the Casco Bay YMCA is a highlight of our physical education program
    Special Program Emphasis
    (2)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 60%
    Grades: NS-699 South Freeport Road
    South Freeport, ME 04078
    (207) 865-3308
  • Rank: #18-2318.- 23.
    Fryeburg Academy
    Fryeburg Academy Photo - New LaCasce Dining Hall
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 60%
    Grades: 9-12745 Main St
    Fryeburg, ME 04037
    (207) 935-2013
  • Rank: #18-2318.- 23.
    John Bapst Memorial High School
    John Bapst Memorial High School Photo - John Bapst offers an Accelerated English Program for International Students, which prepares non-native speakers for the same college entrance examinations - the SAT and AP exams - that American students take. Program participants take English and social science classes alongside American students. They also attend a second class daily in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation and receive help in specific class content areas. The John Bapst English Pledge, which applies during the school day and to television and movies on the weekends, is considered important to the student's overall language improvement.
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 60%
    Grades: 8-12100 Broadway
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207) 947-0313
  • Rank: #18-2318.- 23.
    Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
    Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki Photo - During the semester, students live on our 400 acre peninsula. With over five miles of trails and an organic horse powered farm, students always have new places to explore.
    (2)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 60%
    Grades: 11485 Chewonki Neck Road
    Wiscasset, ME 04578
    (207) 882-7323
  • Rank: #2424.
    Lincoln Academy
    Lincoln Academy Photo
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 58%
    Grades: 9-1281 Academy Hill Road
    Newcastle, ME 04553
    (207) 563-3596
  • Rank: #2525.
    Waynflete
    Waynflete Photo - Upper School Campus
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 55%
    Grades: PK-12360 Spring St
    Portland, ME 04102
    (207) 774-5721
  • Rank: #2626.
    Washington Academy
    Washington Academy Photo - Raider Football Under the Lights!
    (2)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 54%
    Grades: 9-1266 Cutter Road
    East Machias, ME 04630
    (207) 255-8301
  • Rank: #2727.
    Berwick Academy
    Berwick Academy Photo - Berwick Academy Campus
    (3)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 53%
    Grades: PK-1231 Academy St
    South Berwick, ME 03908
    (207) 384-6300
  • Rank: #28-3128.- 31.
    Brixham Montessori Friends School
    Montessori School
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 50%
    Grades: PK-518 Brickyard Court
    York, ME 03909
    (207) 351-2700
  • Rank: #28-3128.- 31.
    Hartland Christian School
    (Baptist)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 50%
    Grades: 1-1210 Elm St,
    Hartland, ME 04943
    (207) 938-4250
  • Rank: #28-3128.- 31.
    Kents Hill School
    Kents Hill School Photo - Students stroll across the historic academic quad
    (Methodist)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 50%
    Grades: 9-121614 Main Street
    Kents Hill, ME 04349
    (207) 685-1606
  • Rank: #28-3128.- 31.
    Mount Merici Academy
    Mount Merici Academy Photo - Mount Merici Academy, an Ursuline school, is dedicated to nurturing the whole child- mind, body, and spirit- providing love and guidance so that students can achieve their personal best.In partnership with families, our mission is to instill values of respect, responsibility and self-discipline, teaching students in the Ursuline Serviam tradition of service to our community and the world.
    Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 50%
    Grades: NS-818 Mount Merici Avenue
    Waterville, ME 04901
    (207) 873-3773
  • Rank: #32-3332.- 33.
    Poland Spring Academy
    Alternative School
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 40%
    Grades: PK-1214 Hope Springs Rd
    Poland, ME 04274
    (207) 998-4566
  • Rank: #32-3332.- 33.
    St James School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 40%
    Grades: PK-825 Graham Street
    Biddeford, ME 04005
    (207) 282-4084
  • Rank: #3434.
    Hyde School
    Hyde School Photo - Located in the quaint and historic shipbuilding city of Bath, Maine, on the Kennebec River, the 145-acre Hyde-Bath School campus was founded in 1966. Year-round, students and faculty enjoy miles of wooded running, bicycling, and cross-country skiing trails that extend beyond the campus.
    Special Program Emphasis
    (2)
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 35%
    Grades: 9-12616 High Street
    Bath, ME 04530
    (207) 443-5584
  • Rank: #3535.
    Ledgemere Country Day School
    Daycare / Preschool
     Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 33%
    Grades: NS-PK243 Mitchell Road
    Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
    (207) 799-1962
Recent Articles
What Overseas Parents Need To Know
What Overseas Parents Need To Know
If you live outside the United States, choosing an American private school can be a confusing process. Here is an overview of the process.
School Choice in 2018
School Choice in 2018
Many people thought vouchers would never amount to much. Not only have they amounted to a great deal more than anybody could have thought, but vouchers have encouraged several more education choices to flourish.
Helping Your School During The Pandemic
Helping Your School During The Pandemic
Now that school has safely reopened, what can we parents do to support and encourage the schools we care about so much?
Quick Links
Most Popular Articles