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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 20·NCES 231479100768

Searsport District High School

24 Mortland Road, Searsport, ME 04974 · (207) 548-2313 · Waldo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
121
High
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 448
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
89 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93428%
Grade 102722%
Grade 112521%
Grade 123529%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
11293%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
43%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
6352%
Female
5848%

School pathway

Feeds from
Searsport District Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within RSU 20. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
33.3%
ME avg 64.1%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 33 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 Searsport District High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Searsport District High School this school12173.6%N/A
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences
Hinckley
17775.7%N/A
Overman Academy
Skowhegan
17068.2%N/A
Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School
Bingham
10465.4%N/A
Madison Jr/Sr High School
Madison
24372.4%N/A
Schenck High School
East Millinocket
10961.5%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 Searsport District High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Maine
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#66 of 67
Enrollment
ranked largest first
121#102 of 114
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.6%#4 of 106
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 2024-25
Enrollment
121
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 8.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2512114.88.2:174% (89)
2023-2412515.87.9:159% (74)
2022-2313315.48.6:156% (74)
2020-21123148.8:148% (59)
2017-1816615.111.0:152% (86)
2015-161801611.3:163% (114)
2010-11189228.6:167% (127)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Searsport District High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 27% (166 to 121); teachers down 2% (15.1 to 14.8).

About Searsport District High School

Searsport District High School is a small high school in Searsport, Maine, one of the schools in RSU 20. The latest federal count shows 121 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Maine is about 448 students, so this school is 73% smaller than average.

District-wide, RSU 20 has 3 schools and 396 students.

White students make up 93% of enrollment at Searsport District High School. Next come 3% Hispanic. The White share in Waldo County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at the school number 14.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.2:1. On average, high schools in Maine have 11.9:1, compared with 8.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Waldo County average 57%.

Across Waldo County, the median household income is $72,782, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Waldo County is home to 27 public schools and about 3,843 public school students.

Searsport District Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 123 to 121, a small change.

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Waldo County at a glance

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Population
40,192
Census ACS
Median income
$72,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
3,843 students

Quick facts

School name
Searsport District High School
District
RSU 20
Address
24 Mortland Road, Searsport, ME 04974
Phone
(207) 548-2313
County
Waldo County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
121
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
8.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
89 (74%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
231479100768
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in RSU 20
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Frequently asked questions

About Searsport District High School
What is the total enrollment at Searsport District High School?
Searsport District High School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Searsport District High School serve?
Searsport District High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Searsport District High School?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Searsport District High School.
How diverse is Searsport District High School?
Searsport District High School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Searsport District High School?
Searsport District High School is overseen by RSU 20 in Waldo County.
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