Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch

Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch is one of the minimally staffed secondary schools in Deer Isle, Maine, run under Deer Isle-Stonington CSD, with 94 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 448 students each, so Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch sits 79% leaner than that benchmark.

Deer Isle-Stonington CSD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 343 students; Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch is among them.

Looking at the student body, Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch logs that nearly all students (98%) are White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,744, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch is one of 35 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students).

Nearest neighbor: Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary Sch, around 0.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch has declined 18%, going from 114 students in 2018 to 94 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.