Mount Desert school district

Public Grades PK–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Mount Desert.

At a glance

161Students enrolled

1School

$31,057Spent per student

7:1Student–teacher ratio

24%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Mount Desert

Grades PK–8

Mt Desert Elementary School161 students · Northeast 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 proficiency92%

State average 81.3%

Reading / language arts97.5%

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

$31,057

per student each year · 51% above the ME average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration39%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)87%

State11%

Federal2%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

139’20

145’21

153’22

159’23

161’24

Students

White · 86%138

Two or more races · 9%15

Hispanic · 5%8

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

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Mt Desert Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 161 students · Northeast Harbor

APublic

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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Bar Harbor school districtBar Harbor · $26,121 per student

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Blue Hill school districtBlue Hill · $12,838 per student

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Cranberry Isles school districtCranberry Isles · $39,308 per student

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Southwest Harbor school districtSouthwest Harbor · $37,828 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.