Vinalhaven School

Vinalhaven School is a middle-of-the-pack combined-grade school in Vinalhaven, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 08/MSAD 08. The school teaches 143 students in grades pre-K through 12.

Vinalhaven School is a school of RSU 08/MSAD 08, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Vinalhaven School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%).

In terms of school funding signals, Vinalhaven School records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.2:1, putting Vinalhaven School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Vinalhaven School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for Knox County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,096 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Knox County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,217 students), of which Vinalhaven School is one.

The closest other public school is North Haven Community School, roughly 7.6 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Vinalhaven School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vinalhaven School has fell 18%, going from 174 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 in 2025.

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