Isle au Haut Rural School

Isle au Haut Rural School is an elementary school of minimally staffed scale in Isle Au Haut, Maine, run under Isle Au Haut Public Schools, hosting 7 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 97% leaner than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Isle au Haut Rural School is a school of Isle Au Haut Public Schools, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Isle au Haut Rural School records that nearly all students (100%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Isle au Haut Rural School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Isle au Haut Rural School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Knox County) logs that median household income runs about $74,096, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Isle au Haut Rural School is one of 21 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 4,217 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vinalhaven School, around 9.7 miles off.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 40%: 5 students in 2018 compared to 7 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 3.9:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.