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Enrollment
453
High
STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT DESERT CSD·NCES 230850000061
Mt Desert Island High School
1081 Eagle Lake Road, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 · (207) 288-5011 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Maine public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
55 FTE teachers
STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
124 students
STATE 48%
Community
5
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 9 | 107 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 109 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 25% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsMath
61.5%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Maine average is about 51 of 100.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Mt Desert Island High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Desert Island High School this school | 453 | 27.4% | N/A |
| Windham High School Windham | 939 | 27.4% | N/A |
| Freeport High School Freeport | 593 | 21.8% | N/A |
| Gorham High School Gorham | 812 | 21.2% | N/A |
| York High School York | 498 | 21.7% | N/A |
| Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences Portland | 384 | 20.1% | 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 Mt Desert Island High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #13 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #51 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #1 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #27 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #90 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #7 of 51 |
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
453
-82 (-15%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 453 | 55.1 | 8.2:1 | 27% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 54.1 | 8.8:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 53.8 | 9.2:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 52 | 10.3:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 54.3 | 9.9:1 | 24% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 53 | 9.9:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 50 | 10.9:1 | 28% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 51 | 13.0:1 | 5% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 40 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Desert Island High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (539 to 453); teachers up 1% (54.3 to 55.1).
About Mt Desert Island High School
Mt Desert Island High School sits in Bar Harbor, Maine, and is classified as a high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 453 students.
Mt Desert Island High School belongs to Mt Desert CSD.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Mt Desert Island High School. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Mt Desert Island High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 55.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.2:1. Across high schools in Maine, the average ratio is 11.9:1. Roughly 27% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Hancock County, the average eligibility rate is 46%.
Mt Desert Island High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Maine public high schools.
In the surrounding county, Hancock County, median household income comes to about $72,744, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 35 public schools and about 5,938 students.
Conners-Emerson School is the nearest public school to Mt Desert Island High School, about 4.3 miles away. Mt Desert Island High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within ten miles.
In the federal locale system, Mt Desert Island High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school shrank from 535 students in 2020-21 to 453 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.3:1 in 2020-21 to 8.2:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,460
Census ACS
Median income
$72,744
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
5,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Conners-Emerson School4.3 mi · 346
- Mt Desert Elementary School5.5 mi · 161
- Pemetic Elementary School6.4 mi · 127
- Trenton Elementary School6.6 mi · 120
- Lamoine Consolidated School7.6 mi · 137
- Tremont Consolidated School8.5 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Desert Island High SchoolHow large is Mt Desert Island High School?
Mt Desert Island High School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mt Desert Island High School serve?
Mt Desert Island High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mt Desert Island High School?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Mt Desert Island High School.
How diverse is Mt Desert Island High School?
Mt Desert Island High School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mt Desert Island High School in?
Mt Desert Island High School is part of Mt Desert CSD.
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