Houlton High School

As a modestly sized senior high in Houlton, Maine, Houlton High School serves 378 students from grades 9 through 12, part of RSU 29/MSAD 29.

Across the 4 schools in RSU 29/MSAD 29 (1,214 students total), Houlton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Houlton High School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder consists of 9% Native American, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

On the resource side, Houlton High School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Aroostook County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Aroostook County) shows that median household income runs about $56,700, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Aroostook County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), of which Houlton High School is one.

Houlton Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Houlton High School.

Houlton High School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Houlton High School's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 378). Class-load math has rose: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.