Maine School Building Crisis

Maine's schools are closing at an alarming rate due to three converging factors:

• Aging Infrastructure: 68% of buildings exceed 40-year life expectancy
• Declining Enrollment: 73% of districts lost students 2019-2024, totaling 10,000 fewer students statewide
• Shrinking Child Populations: Children under 5 dropped 5% from 2013-2023

This interactive map lets you manipulate the risk factors and explore which schools are most likely to close next.