Mt Jefferson Jr High School

Located at 61 Winn Rd., in Lee, Maine, Mt Jefferson Jr High School is a rural-scale junior high that educates 75 students (grades 5 through 8), part of RSU 30/MSAD 30. Compared to the state average of about 364 students per school, that is 79% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in RSU 30/MSAD 30 (160 students total), Mt Jefferson Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Mt Jefferson Jr High School logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Penobscot County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Mt Jefferson Jr High School records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.2:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Penobscot County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Penobscot County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,356 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Mt Jefferson Jr High School is one of 69 public schools in Penobscot County (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lee/Winn School, around 4.8 miles off.

Mt Jefferson Jr High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Mt Jefferson Jr High School's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 77 (now 75). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Mt Jefferson Jr High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.