Caribou High School

Caribou High School is a 9-12 campus of medium-sized scale in Caribou, Maine, overseen by RSU 39, serveing 436 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within RSU 39, which oversees 2 schools and 1,188 students, Caribou High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Caribou High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 2% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Caribou High School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Aroostook County indicate median household income runs about $56,700, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Aroostook County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), of which Caribou High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Caribou Community School, around 1.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Caribou High School's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 508 (now 436). White enrollment moved from 92% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Caribou High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.