Messalonskee High School

Messalonskee High School is a sprawling 9-12 campus in Oakland, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 18. The school educates 695 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 448 students per school, that is 55% larger than typical.

Messalonskee High School is one of 8 schools operated by RSU 18, a district that works with 2,554 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Messalonskee High School records that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Messalonskee High School shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kennebec County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kennebec County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,077 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kennebec County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), Messalonskee High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Messalonskee Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Messalonskee High School has shrank 7%, going from 749 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Messalonskee High School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.