Total enrollment
718
-24 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in RSU 24
Maine · 718 students · 4 cities
RSU 24 reports 6 public K-12 schools and approximately 718 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 120.
4-year change in RSU 24
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+1 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How RSU 24 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maine | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #71 of 85 | #8,167 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #27 of 85 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #2 of 85 | #113 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 56.7% | #26 of 85 | #3,249 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside RSU 24
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 844 to 571 students (down 32%) and from 84 to 64 full-time teachers (down 24%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Memorial High School | Sullivan | High | 09-12 | 214 |
| Mountain View Sch | Sullivan | Elementary | PK-05 | 152 |
| Sumner Middle Sch | Sullivan | Middle | 06-08 | 147 |
| Ella Lewis Sch | Steuben | Elementary | PK-05 | 79 |
| Peninsula Sch | Prospect Harbor | Elementary | PK-05 | 65 |
| Cave Hill Sch | Eastbrook | Elementary | PK-05 | 61 |
About RSU 24
Across 6 schools, RSU 24 hosts about 718 students in Maine. By footprint it is a small district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, RSU 24 is built around 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, RSU 24 runs about 120 students per school, 59% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 293.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 3%: 742 students in SY 2020-21 versus 718 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, RSU 24 added 1 school, going from 5 to 6.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for RSU 24 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.