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Mt Desert Island High School
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Mount Desert ME, 04660, Hancock County
Phone: 207-288-5011
Ranking: 
(15 out of 107, top 14%)*
(15 out of 107, top 14%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mount Desert Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 437 | 425 | 529 | 547 | 535 | 564 | 605 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 119 | 27.2% | 100 | 23.5% | 130 | 24.6% | 144 | 26.3% | 145 | 27.1% | 122 | 21.6% | 146 | 24.1% |
| Grade 10: | 104 | 23.8% | 100 | 23.5% | 140 | 26.5% | 147 | 26.9% | 119 | 22.2% | 141 | 25.0% | 140 | 23.1% |
| Grade 11: | 100 | 22.9% | 106 | 24.9% | 138 | 26.1% | 109 | 19.9% | 133 | 24.9% | 142 | 25.2% | 163 | 26.9% |
| Grade 12: | 114 | 26.1% | 119 | 28.0% | 121 | 22.9% | 147 | 26.9% | 138 | 25.8% | 159 | 28.2% | 156 | 25.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 214 | 49.0% | 212 | 49.9% | 255 | 48.2% | 263 | 48.1% | 267 | 49.9% | 281 | 49.8% | 315 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 223 | 51.0% | 213 | 50.1% | 274 | 51.8% | 284 | 51.9% | 260 | 48.6% | 275 | 48.8% | 286 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.3% |
| White: | 405 | 92.7% | 396 | 93.2% | 496 | 93.8% | 521 | 95.2% | 508 | 95.0% | 536 | 95.0% | 579 | 95.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 25.6% | 108 | 25.4% | 29 | 5.5% | 114 | 20.8% | 110 | 20.6% | 85 | 15.1% | 94 | 15.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.1% | 30 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 7.3% | 47 | 8.8% | 44 | 7.8% | 37 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.71 | 8.25 | 10.77 | 10.94 | 10.11 | 10.20 | 8.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MHSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 58% | 57% | 46% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 49% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 56% | 56% | 46% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 48% |
| 2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 58% | 57% | 48% |
| 2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| 2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 48% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 41% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 44% |
| 2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 45% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 41% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 48% | 47% | 47% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 47% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 7.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,959.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,200.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,632.0 |
* Mt Desert Island High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.