Houlton Junior High School

Houlton Junior High School is a small 6-8 campus in Houlton, Maine, part of RSU 29/MSAD 29. The school hosts 186 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 364 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

Houlton Junior High School is one of 4 schools operated by RSU 29/MSAD 29, a district that works with 1,214 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Houlton Junior High School logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Native American, 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Aroostook County's rate of about 57%.

In the surrounding community, Aroostook County reports that 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%. Across Aroostook County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), Houlton Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Houlton 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 Junior High School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Houlton Junior High School has fell 39%, going from 304 students in 2018 to 186 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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