High Schools in Maine School Admin District 27

Summary:

Maine School Administrative District 27 contains a single high school, Fort Kent Community High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 2-star rating in the following two school years.

Fort Kent Community High School's academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 29.08% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Despite these challenges, Fort Kent Community High School maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13.5, which is relatively low. However, the school's overall performance and declining statewide ranking suggest that it may need to focus on improving academic outcomes and addressing issues related to student engagement and attendance to better serve its students and the Maine School Admin District 27 community.

District Detail

84 Pleasant St
Fort Kent, ME 04743

(207) 834-3189

SchoolDigger Rank:
76^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 812

Primary Schools: 1
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
Fort Kent Community High School	Public	9-12	84 Pleasant St	Fort Kent	04743	Aroostook County	Maine School Admin District 27	No	No	No	No	(207) 834-5540	240	19	12.5	48.3%	228 (95.0%)	7 (2.9%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31.5	80^th of 119 public high schools	32.8%		28.7	84^th of 121 public high schools	30.6%	4	59.7	48.4	22.5	$22,421

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 33/Maine School Admin District 33	18.06 mi	3	67^th
Madawaska Public Schools	23.68 mi	2	115^th
Woodland Public Schools	25.57 mi	1	75^th
Education in Unorganized Terr	26.87 mi	3	129^th
Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45	27.32 mi	2	98^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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