Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S

Set in Mars Hill, Maine, Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S is a rural-scale high school, overseen by RSU 42/MSAD 42. It caters to 157 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 65% leaner than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 448 students.

Within RSU 42/MSAD 42, which oversees 2 schools and 333 students, Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.0:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Aroostook County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,700, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Aroostook County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), of which Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S is one.

Fort Street School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 157). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 98% to 94%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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