Bar Harbor school district

Public Grades K–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Bar Harbor.

At a glance

346Students enrolled

1School

$26,121Spent per student

8:1Student–teacher ratio

21%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Bar Harbor

Grades K–8

Conners-Emerson School346 students · Bar HarborThis district

Grades 9–12

Mt Desert Island High School453 students · Bar HarborMount Desert Community School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs ME

Math proficiency97%

State average 81.3%

Reading / language arts97%

State average 85%

Graduation rate 92% at Mount Desert Community School District, which runs the high school (state 86.8%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$26,121

per student each year · 27% above the ME average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration38%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)78%

State14%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

329’20

332’21

333’22

346’23

346’24

Students

White · 83%286

Black · 5%18

Asian · 4%14

Two or more races · 4%13

Hispanic · 3%11

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Conners-Emerson SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 346 students · Bar Harbor

A+Public

Where students go next · Mount Desert Community School District

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Mt Desert Island High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 453 students · Bar Harbor

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Regional School Unit 24Gouldsboro · Winter Harbor · $26,380 per student

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Hancock Public SchoolsHancock · $24,891 per student

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Lamoine Public SchoolsLamoine · $20,429 per student

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Mount Desert school districtMount Desert · $31,057 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.