Teen Boarding Schools in Maine

Main is a state in the northeastern region of the United States and belongs to the New England states along with New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachussetts, and Connecticut. Maine is known mostly because of its beautiful scenery. Its landscape is bordered by rocky coastlines and beautiful mountains. It has a lot of gorgeous forests and waterways which produces one of Maine's claims to fame--fresh seafood especially lobsters.

Maine's climate is categorized as humid continental with mild summers and cold winters. Maine doesn't experience too many thunderstorms and tornadoes compared to other states in the same region. Because of the lush forests in the state, it's also one of the most popular destination for deer, moose, and bear hunting. It also has a lot of great spots for camping, hiking, skiing, sport fishing, and other outdoor activities. These activities are important in the tourism industry of the state.

The public education system in Maine is administered by the Maine Department of Education, which is run by the governor. Each municipality in Maine is operated independently but the Maine Department of Education performs audits of these schools as well as makes recommendations regarding budgets and spending policies.

There are four types of school departments in Maine. These are the local school, school union, MSAD (maine School administrative District), and a CSD (Community School District). Private schools are not so common in Maine. Most private schools can be classified as rather semi-private schools. This means it's a paid school, but part of it is still subsidized by the school district. Maine also has two magnet school which are Maine School of Science and Mathematics and Maine School of Performing Arts.

Some examples of Maine boarding school are Washington Academy, Foxcroft Academy, Gould Academy, among others. Find more information about Maine boarding schools by clicking below.