Best �� Schools Offering Football Sport in Maine (2026)

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Best Maine �� Schools Offering Football Sport (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 9 private schools offering football as an interscholastic sport serving 4,829 students in Maine.

The offering football sport private schools in Maine include John Bapst Memorial High School, Foxcroft Academy, and Fryeburg Academy.

The average acceptance rate is 79%, which is higher than the Maine private school average acceptance rate of 78%.

22% of private schools offering football sport in Maine are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

Cheverus 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.

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.

Foxcroft Academy Photo - Annual orientation week white water rafting trip

Washington Academy Photo - Raider Football Under the Lights!

Fryeburg Academy Photo - New LaCasce Dining Hall

Top �� Schools Offering Football Sport in Maine (2026)

School

Location

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Cheverus

(Catholic)

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267 Ocean Ave
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 774-6238

Gr: 9-12 | 374 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 45 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Foxcroft Academy

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975 W Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-8351

Gr: 9-12 | 397 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 28 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Fryeburg Academy

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745 Main St
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2013

Gr: 9-12 | 665 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 45 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Hebron Academy

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339 Paris Rd
Hebron, ME 04238
(207) 966-5225

Gr: 6-12 | 265 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

John Bapst Memorial High School

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100 Broadway
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-0313

Gr: 9-12 | 504 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Maine Central Institute

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295 Main St
Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-3355

Gr: 9-12 | 356 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 57 Tuition listed

St. Dominic Academy-auburn

(Catholic)

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121 Gracelawn Ave
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 782-6911

Gr: PK-12 | 478 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Thornton Academy

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438 Main St
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 282-5383

Gr: 6-12 | 1,462 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 22 | Extracurrculars: 51 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Washington Academy

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66 Cutter Road
East Machias, ME 04630
(207) 255-8301

Gr: 9-12 | 328 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 17

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