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Mt Desert Island High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1081 Eagle Lake Road, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 · (207) 288-5011 · Part of Mount Desert Community School District

Bar Harbor’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
453
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mt Desert Island High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.3% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Bar Harbor kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Conners-Emerson School346 students
9–12Mt Desert Island High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency98%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts98%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1081 Eagle Lake Road, Bar Harbor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9107
Grade 10109
Grade 11123
Grade 12114
Enrollment over time
535’20
508’21
495’22
474’23
453’24

Down 15.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mt Desert Island High School from Bar Harbor families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Bar Harbor’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.