High Schools in Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01 contains a single public high school, Presque Isle High School, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 464 students.

Over the past few years, Presque Isle High School has maintained a consistent performance, ranking between 32nd and 50th out of Maine's high schools and earning a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts are higher than the district and state averages, while its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates are lower than the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is relatively high, and 36.85% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Despite these challenges, Presque Isle High School benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1, indicating a potentially favorable learning environment with more individualized attention for students. Overall, the school appears to be a solid performer within the Maine education system, with some areas of strength and potential areas for improvement.

District Detail

79 Blake St
Presque Isle, ME 04769

(207) 764-4101

SchoolDigger Rank:
85^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,670

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Presque Isle High School	Public	9-12	16 Griffin St	Presque Isle	04769	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01	No	No	No	No	(207) 764-0121	474	35	13.6	44.9%	405 (85.4%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.8%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	43.1	50^th of 119 public high schools	58.0%		55.5	32^nd of 121 public high schools	73.6%	18	67.3	46.8	28.6	$20,149

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Easton Public Schools	5.67 mi	2	51^st
Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20	9.64 mi	2	53^rd
Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45	10.08 mi	2	98^th
Regional School Unit 39	12.25 mi	4	117^th
Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42	12.99 mi	2	64^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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