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Mount Desert Community School District, Maine, elections

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Mount Desert Community School District
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District details
School board members: 12
Students: 474 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Mount Desert Community School District is a school district in Maine (Hancock County). During the 2024 school year, 474 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Mount Desert Community School District consists of 12 members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Larry Albee2028
Andrew Flannigan2028
Steve Hudson2028
Dan Kane2028
Julianna Bennoch2027
Keri Hayes2027
Robert Jordan2027
Ann Ratcliff2027
Tony Smith2026
Chad Terry2026
Lawson Wulsin2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Mount Desert Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Maine House of Representatives District 14Gary FriedmannDemocratic Party 61% 62%
Maine House of Representatives District 15Holly EatonDemocratic Party 39% 10%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $466,000 $917 4%
Local: $10,473,000 $20,616 85%
State: $1,391,000 $2,738 11%
Total: $12,330,000 $24,272
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,078,000 $23,775
Total Current Expenditures: $11,454,000 $22,547
Instructional Expenditures: $7,035,000 $13,848 58%
Student and Staff Support: $1,451,000 $2,856 12%
Administration: $1,232,000 $2,425 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,736,000 $3,417 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $282,000 $555
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $189,000 $372
Interest on Debt: $125,000 $246

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS PS PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 60-79 PS PS PS >=50
2013-2014 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 45-49 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2011-2012 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2010-2011 50-54 PS 50-54

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 >=95 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74
2016-2017 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 PS PS
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 55-59 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2011-2012 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2010-2011 55-59 PS 55-59

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 75-79 PS PS PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 474 -4.4
2022-2023 495 -2.6
2021-2022 508 -5.3
2020-2021 535 0.4
2019-2020 533 -2.6
2018-2019 547 1.5
2017-2018 539 24.9
2016-2017 405 1.5
2015-2016 399 -3.3
2014-2015 412 -6.1
2013-2014 437 2.7
2012-2013 425 0.7
2011-2012 422 -3.6
2010-2011 437 3.4
2009-2010 422 -1.4
2008-2009 428 -6.1
2007-2008 454 -42.3
2006-2007 646 -6.0
2005-2006 685 -2.3
2004-2005 701 -0.1
2003-2004 702 21.9
2002-2003 548 1.6
2001-2002 539 1.7
2000-2001 530 0.6
1999-2000 527 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mount Desert Community School District (%) Maine K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.7 1.3
Black 3.4 4.9
Hispanic 3.0 3.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.7 3.8
White 87.8 85.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mount Desert Community School District had 54.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 54.10
Total: 54.10

Mount Desert Community School District employed 1.60 district administrators and 4.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.60
District Administrative Support: 1.61
School Administrators: 4.80
School Administrative Support: 5.80
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 21.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 14.94
Other Support Services: 15.21

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Mount Desert Community School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mt Desert Island High School4749-12


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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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