Presque Isle High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Presque Isle, Maine

Presque Isle High School in Presque Isle, Maine enrolled 474 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Maine high-school median of 12.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Maine: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

468 students in 2022-23, 464 students in 2023-24, 474 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.2 to 34.7.

Students enrolled at Presque Isle High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 464, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234682023-244642024-25474
Students enrolled at Presque Isle High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 464, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234682023-244642024-25474
Students enrolled at Presque Isle High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 464, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234682023-244642024-25474
Students enrolled at Presque Isle High School by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 464, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234682023-244642024-25474
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346834.213.7
2023-2446434.713.4
2024-2547434.713.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Maine high schools

Among the 112 Maine high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; This school 13.7; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; This school 13.7; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; This school 13.7; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; This school 13.7; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 462 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Presque Isle High School enrolled 462 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 462 of the 462 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions24
  • Chronically absent41.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.6% of students were White, 5.3% American Indian, 3.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White85.6%
  2. American Indian5.3%
  3. Hispanic3.8%
  4. Two or more races3.0%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Black0.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Presque Isle High School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2280‑84%88%84.1%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%85% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 115 students in Presque Isle High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMaine
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%80‑84%87.3%
Students in the class11511513,941

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Presque Isle High School

  1. Easton Junior-Senior High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.7 miles away: 93 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
  2. Fort Fairfield Middle/High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.7 miles away: 238 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
  3. Compare Presque Isle High School with Easton Junior-Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 79/Msad 01 spends per student$16,969 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,969
  5. The largest public schools in MainePresque Isle High School is the number 51 by size of 113 Maine high schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 113
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 12.0 for high schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Presque Isle High School

  1. How many students attend Presque Isle High School?
    474 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 468 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Presque Isle, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Presque Isle High School?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for high schools is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Presque Isle High School a Title I school?
    Presque Isle High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Presque Isle High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Presque Isle High School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Presque Isle High School?
    80-84% of the 115 students in Presque Isle High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Presque Isle High School in?
    Rsu 79/Msad 01, NCES district ID 2310860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231086000371 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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