High school (grades 9-12) · Bar Harbor, ME
Mt Desert Island High School
Federal NCES profile for Mt Desert Island High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
The verdict
Mt Desert Island High School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Maine schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.5:1
- small classes for Maine
- 9.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 453
- students enrolled
Mt Desert Island High School has class sizes smaller than 84% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 230850000061 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-21 students YoY
Mt Desert Island High School held near 474 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-21 headcount).
Teacher FTE added 53.8 → 54.1 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
-21 students YoY 230850000061 · Bar Harbor, ME High · SMALL · TRAD
453 enr · 8.5:1 · 9.3% lunch · RII 52
Nearest enrollment peer: Etowah High School (453 students)
Mt Desert Island High School held near 474 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-21 headcount). Teacher FTE added 53.8 → 54.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →
How Mt Desert Island High School compares
Mt Desert Island High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Maine | Maine avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.5:1 | ▼ 23% | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 9.3% | ▼ 73% | 34.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 453 | top 20% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 87.2% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 23.6, Mt Desert Island High School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.
Programs
District finance for Mt Desert Csd reports $24,737 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~453 students)
Frequently asked questions about Mt Desert Island High School
How many students attend Mt Desert Island High School?
Mt Desert Island High School has 453 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bar Harbor, ME. CCD year-over-year: 495 (2022-23) → 474 (2023-24), nearly flat (-21).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Desert Island High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mt Desert Island High School is 8.5:1, which is 23% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mt Desert Island High School?
9.3% of students at Mt Desert Island High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mt Desert Island High School?
The largest demographic group at Mt Desert Island High School is White at 87.2% of enrollment, in Bar Harbor, ME.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mt Desert Island High School?
Mt Desert Island High School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Mt Desert Csd?
None reported; Mt Desert Csd operates only Mt Desert Island High School as a public school district in NCES's records.