Spruce Mountain Middle School

As a cozy intermediate school in Jay, Maine, Spruce Mountain Middle School enrolls 303 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within RSU 73.

Spruce Mountain Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by RSU 73, a district that teaches 1,369 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Spruce Mountain Middle School reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Black. Compared to Franklin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 61% of students at Spruce Mountain Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,675 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,162 students), of which Spruce Mountain Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Spruce Mountain High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 296 students in 2018 compared to 303 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Spruce Mountain Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.