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Mount Desert Public Schools

161 students · 1 schools · 7.3:1 ratio · grades PreK–8 · #138 of 203 in Maine

Students
161
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–Teacher
7.3:1
County
Hancock
Grades
PreK–8
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Mount Desert Public Schools

Mount Desert Public Schools is a public school system serving Hancock County, Maine, based in Bar Harbor. It serves 161 students across 1 schools spanning PreK–8, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #138 largest of Maine’s 203 school systems.

Phone2072885040
Address1081 Eagle Lake Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
CountyHancock County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Mount Desert Public Schools enrolls 161 students in 1 schools — an average of about 161 students per school. It serves grades PreK–8 and ranks #138 of 203 statewide by enrollment.

Students
161
#138 of 203 in Maine
Schools
1
~161 students each
Grade span
PreK–8
Rural: Remote
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Mount Desert Public Schools, from the NCES Common Core of Data (161 students reported):

White
86%
Black
0%
Hispanic
5%
Asian
0%
Two or more
9%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Mount Desert Public Schools employs about 22 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 7.3:1 — below the Maine average of about 11.1:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 52.

Student–teacher ratio
7.3:1
state avg ~11.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
22
classroom teachers
Total staff
52
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Maine funds schools

Maine funds schools through the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) model, which calculates each school unit’s cost of delivering the programs students need to meet state standards from pupil counts, weighted add-ons and per-pupil rates; the state share is that total minus each unit’s required local contribution (set by town property wealth and a mill-rate expectation). By a 2004 voter mandate the state funds 55% of the statewide EPS total.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Mount Desert Public Schools are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Maine rates schools under its ESSA Model of School Support (Emerging, Developing, Meeting or Excelling) on achievement and growth in math and ELA, graduation, English-language progress and chronic absenteeism. Look up Mount Desert Public Schools on the Maine DOE dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

The main voluntary K-12 accreditor serving Maine is NEASC (the New England Association of Schools and Colleges); accreditation is voluntary, not a state requirement. Search Mount Desert Public Schools’s schools in the NEASC directory.

How it compares

Mount Desert Public Schools vs. Maine

Enrollment rank
#138
of 203 districts
Ratio
7.3:1
state avg ~11.1:1
Locale
Rural: Remote
Hancock County

See every Maine district side by side in the Maine directory.

Go deeper

Look up Mount Desert Public Schools’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Maine Department of Education (Essential Programs and Services) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Mount Desert Public Schools. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2308490. Confirm current details with the district and the Maine Department of Education.