Primary and Secondary Schools
See also: List of school districts in Maine and List of high schools in MaineEducation is compulsory from kindergarten through the twelfth grade, commonly but not exclusively divided into three tiers of primary and secondary education: elementary school, middle school or junior high school and high school.
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