School Administrative District 17

Public Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Paris, Norway, Oxford, Harrison, Otisfield, West Paris, Waterford and Hebron.

At a glance

3,075Students enrolled

10Schools

8Towns served

$18,271Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

56%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

ParisNorwayOxfordHarrisonOtisfieldWest ParisWaterfordHebron

Grades PK–6

Paris Elementary School424 students · ParisThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–6

Guy E Rowe School428 students · NorwayThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–6

Oxford Elementary School307 students · OxfordThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6

Harrison Elementary105 students · HarrisonThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–6

Otisfield Community School115 students · OtisfieldThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6

6 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–2

Waterford Memorial School77 students · WaterfordThis district

Grades 3–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–6

Hebron Station School103 students · HebronThis district

Grades 7–8

Oxford Hills Middle School479 students · ParisThis district

Grades 9–12

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S1,010 students · ParisThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs ME

Math proficiency74%

State average 81.3%

Reading / language arts80%

State average 85%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

State average 86.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,271

per student each year · 11% below the ME average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration46%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)46%

State50%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,087’20

3,130’21

3,095’22

3,050’23

3,075’24

Students

White · 92%2,820

Two or more races · 3%104

Hispanic · 3%95

Asian · 1%25

Black · 1%21

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Paris5,317 people

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Norway5,228 people

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Oxford4,333 people

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Harrison2,513 people

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Otisfield1,951 people

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West Paris1,808 people

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Waterford1,295 people

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Hebron1,105 people

Schools10 in district

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Guy E Rowe SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 428 students · Norway

D-Public 📚

Paris Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 424 students · Paris

C-Public 📚

Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 307 students · Oxford

DPublic 📚

Otisfield Community SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 115 students · Otisfield

C+Public 📚

Harrison ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–6 · 105 students · Harrison

C-Public 📚

Hebron Station SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 103 students · Hebron

C+Public 📚

Waterford Memorial SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 77 students · Waterford

Public 📚

Oxford Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 479 students · Paris

C-Public 🏫

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H SHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,010 students · Paris

A-Public 📚

Agnes Gray SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 27 students · West Paris

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

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District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.