Gardiner Regional Middle School

Gardiner Regional Middle School, a mid-tier junior high in Gardiner, Maine, operated by RSU 11/MSAD 11, teaches 425 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 6 schools in RSU 11/MSAD 11 (1,846 students total), Gardiner Regional Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Gardiner Regional Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Kennebec County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Kennebec County's rate of about 45%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kennebec County put median household income runs about $69,077, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kennebec County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), of which Gardiner Regional Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Gardiner Area High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Gardiner Regional Middle School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 92%.

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