Eva Hoyt Zippel School

Eva Hoyt Zippel School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Presque Isle, Maine, part of RSU 79/MSAD 01. Current enrollment sits at 289 students spanning grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Eva Hoyt Zippel School sits 26% above that benchmark.

RSU 79/MSAD 01 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,670 students; Eva Hoyt Zippel School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Eva Hoyt Zippel School logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Aroostook County put the typical household earns roughly $56,700 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Aroostook County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), of which Eva Hoyt Zippel School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Presque Isle High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Eva Hoyt Zippel School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eva Hoyt Zippel School has ticked up 9%, going from 264 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 82% across the same window.

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