Enrollment
229
High
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLINOCKET PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230828000227
Stearns Jr-Sr High School
199 State St, Millinocket, ME 04462 · (207) 723-6430 · Penobscot County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Maine public high schools
- B+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
11.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
151 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 14% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Millinocket Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
39.7%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Stearns Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns Jr-Sr High School this school | 229 | 65.9% | N/A |
| Mt View High School Thorndike | 271 | 64.6% | N/A |
| Hodgdon Middle/High School Hodgdon | 211 | 63.5% | N/A |
| Carrabec High School North Anson | 174 | 63.8% | N/A |
| Dexter Regional High School Dexter | 277 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Madison Jr/Sr High School Madison | 243 | 72.4% | 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 Stearns Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #53 of 73 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #13 of 67 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #79 of 114 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #25 of 86 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #68 of 86 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #9 of 106 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #6 of 51 | N/A |
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
229
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
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 | 229 | 19.7 | 11.6:1 | 66% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 21.2 | 11.0:1 | 60% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 21 | 10.4:1 | 53% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 56% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 16.3 | 17.1:1 | 59% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | 58% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 17 | 11.6:1 | 51% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 22% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 38 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stearns Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (279 to 229); teachers up 21% (16.3 to 19.7).
About Stearns Jr-Sr High School
Families in Millinocket, Maine, are served by Stearns Jr-Sr High School, a small high school. In all, 229 students attend the school in grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 49% below the 448-student average for high schools in Maine.
Millinocket Public Schools has 2 schools and 438 students, and Stearns Jr-Sr High School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Stearns Jr-Sr High School who are White is 93%. Other students are 3% Black. Penobscot County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Stearns Jr-Sr High School has a ratio of 11.6:1. The average for high schools in Maine is about 11.9:1. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 48% average for public schools in Penobscot County is 18 points lower.
Among Maine public high schools, Stearns Jr-Sr High School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
For Penobscot County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,356 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Stearns Jr-Sr High School, Penobscot County has 69 public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Granite Street School, is the closest to Stearns Jr-Sr High School. Stearns Jr-Sr High School has 4 other public schools within ten miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 11.6:1, from 10.3:1.
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Penobscot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,710
Census ACS
Median income
$66,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
18,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Millinocket Public Schools
- Granite Street SchoolElementary · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Granite Street School0.6 mi · 209
- Schenck High School6.8 mi · 109
- Opal Myrick Elementary School6.8 mi · 121
- Medway Middle School7.9 mi · 107
- Mattanawcook Academy22.0 mi · 313
- Ella P Burr School22.1 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Stearns Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stearns Jr-Sr High School?
Stearns Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 06-12.
Is Stearns Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stearns Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stearns Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stearns Jr-Sr High School is approximately 11.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Stearns Jr-Sr High School?
Stearns Jr-Sr High School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Stearns Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Stearns Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Millinocket Public Schools.
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