Enrollment
128
High
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 89·NCES 231483800397
Katahdin Middle/High School
800 Station Road, Stacyville, ME 04777 · (207) 365-4218 · Penobscot County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
68 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 16% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 89. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
ME avg 64.1%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Maine average is about 64 of 100.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Katahdin Middle/High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katahdin Middle/High School this school | 128 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Penobscot Valley High School Howland | 127 | 59.8% | N/A |
| Dirigo High School Dixfield | 216 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Buckfield Jr-Sr High School Buckfield | 228 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Telstar High School Bethel | 179 | 57.0% | N/A |
| Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch Deer Isle | 94 | 48.9% | N/A |
Matched among Maine high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Katahdin Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #25 of 67 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #99 of 114 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #36 of 106 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
128
-25 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 128 | 12 | 10.7:1 | 53% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 14.5 | 9.6:1 | 42% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 13.7 | 11.2:1 | 42% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 61% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Katahdin Middle/High School.
About Katahdin Middle/High School
Katahdin Middle/High School is a very small high school in Stacyville, Maine, one of the schools in RSU 89. The school counted 128 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. That is 71% below the average of about 448 students for high schools in Maine.
District-wide, RSU 89 has 2 schools and 264 students.
Roughly 96% of students at Katahdin Middle/High School are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Katahdin Middle/High School scores 8%.
With 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.7:1. High schools in Maine average 11.9:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 53% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Census data for Penobscot County show median household income comes to about $66,356, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,646, Katahdin Middle/High School among them.
Katahdin Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
A 16% decline took enrollment from 153 in 2020-21 to 128 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.7:1) than in 2020-21 (11.8:1).
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Penobscot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,710
Census ACS
Median income
$66,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
18,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Katahdin Elementary School0.1 mi · 136
- So Aroostook School16.6 mi · 340
- Opal Myrick Elementary School21.2 mi · 121
- Schenck High School21.2 mi · 109
- Medway Middle School21.9 mi · 107
- Stearns Jr-Sr High School22.3 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Katahdin Middle/High SchoolHow large is Katahdin Middle/High School?
Katahdin Middle/High School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Katahdin Middle/High School serve?
Katahdin Middle/High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Katahdin Middle/High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Katahdin Middle/High School is approximately 10.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Katahdin Middle/High School?
Student demographics at Katahdin Middle/High School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Katahdin Middle/High School?
Katahdin Middle/High School is overseen by RSU 89 in Penobscot County.
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