Sumner Middle Sch

Set in Sullivan, Maine, Sumner Middle Sch is a low-enrollment 6-8 campus, operated by RSU 24. It works with 147 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 364 students per school, that is 60% below typical.

Within RSU 24, which oversees 6 schools and 718 students, Sumner Middle Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Sumner Middle Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Hancock County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hancock County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Hancock County shows median household earnings sit near $72,744, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hancock County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students), of which Sumner Middle Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sumner Memorial High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Sumner Middle Sch.

Sumner Middle Sch operates from a low-density location.

On this page, members of the Sumner Middle Sch community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.