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Benchmarking Franklin County, Maine against all counties

 

Franklin County, Maine has the highest high-school graduation rate (94.11%) among all the 16 Maine counties. That 94.11% compares to an average of 86.28% and standard deviation of 3.80% across those 16 counties.

Franklin County, Maine has these related standings among those 16 peer counties:

  • high-school graduation rate = 94.11% (the highest)

  • pre-school enrollment = 47.49% (5th-highest)

  • tax returns that claim adult education tax credits = 1.31% (5th-fewest)

  • youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school = 2.85% (7th-fewest)

  • population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher = 34.48% (7th-least)

  • 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts = 52.33% (2nd-most)

  • youth who live within 5 miles of a public school = 73.03% (2nd-fewest)

  • public-school spending per student = $17,343 (4th-most)

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Peers

beat Washington County, Maine (90.47%), Cumberland County, Maine (90.05%), Aroostook County, Maine (88.25%), and Penobscot County, Maine (87.87%), and 11 others, ending with Knox County, Maine (77.83%).

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References

  1. high-school graduation rate. Higher values are better. Source is the Department of Education, 2014-2015.