Presque Isle Middle School

Presque Isle Middle School, a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Presque Isle, Maine, operated by RSU 79/MSAD 01, instructs 354 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

RSU 79/MSAD 01 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,670 students. Presque Isle Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Presque Isle Middle School logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 5% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Presque Isle Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Aroostook County put median household earnings sit near $56,700, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Aroostook County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), of which Presque Isle Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Presque Isle High School, roughly 1.7 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Presque Isle Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 353 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 91% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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