Van Buren District Secondary Sch

Van Buren District Secondary Sch is a rural-scale senior high in Van Buren, Maine, part of RSU 88/MSAD 24. The school works with 58 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 448 students each, so Van Buren District Secondary Sch sits 87% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in RSU 88/MSAD 24 (262 students total), Van Buren District Secondary Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Van Buren District Secondary Sch shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% Black, 3% Native American. Compared to Aroostook County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Van Buren District Secondary Sch has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Aroostook County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Aroostook County put median household earnings sit near $56,700, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Van Buren District Secondary Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Van Buren Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Van Buren District Secondary Sch's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 76 (now 58). Class-load math has fell: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.