Northeast Harbor’s public schools beat 95% of Maine districts
The public schools Northeast Harbor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Northeast Harbor’s schools are like
Northeast Harbor has its own elementary school and shares the rest
Northeast Harbor’s own school is Mt Desert Elementary School, for pre-K through grade 8. From grade 9, students go to Mt Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor, alongside students from Southwest Harbor. Mount Desert sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
It isn’t just a wealth effect
Even compared only with the 220 towns that have similar household incomes, Northeast Harbor beats 97%. How it compares ↓
Well funded
Northeast Harbor’s main district spends $27,900 per student, 35% more than the state average; the other district serving it spends $31,100. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Northeast Harbor compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maine’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maine only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Northeast Harbor (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Northeast Harbor
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Northeast Harbor vs. its neighbors
Northeast Harbor’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Maine districts.
Every school in Northeast Harbor
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Northeast Harbor families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Northeast Harbor
There’s no college in Northeast Harbor, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, 8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Northeast Harbor. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.