Bucksport Middle School

Bucksport Middle School operates as a modestly sized intermediate school in Bucksport, Maine, overseen by RSU 25. Current enrollment sits at 292 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

RSU 25 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,067 students. Bucksport Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bucksport Middle School reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hancock County (around 46%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, Hancock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,744 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hancock County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students), of which Bucksport Middle School is one.

Miles Lane School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bucksport Middle School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 292).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.