Hermon Middle School

Set in Hermon, Maine, Hermon Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, one of the schools within Hermon Public Schools. It caters to 319 students across grades 5 through 8.

Hermon Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,345 students; Hermon Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Hermon Middle School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Penobscot County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Penobscot County's rate of about 48%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Penobscot County) records that median household earnings sit near $66,356, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Penobscot County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students), Hermon Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Hermon High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.