Regional School Unit 89

Summary:

Regional School Unit 89 is a small school district in Maine that serves two schools: Katahdin Middle/High School and Katahdin Elementary School. The district as a whole is ranked 152 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Katahdin Middle/High School serves grades 6-12 and has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 61st out of 123 Maine high schools in 2022-2023 to 92nd out of 119 in 2024-2025. The school's 4-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 87.8%, which is above the state average, but it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (63.01%) and Mathematics (25.68%) for 2024-2025 are below the state averages.

Katahdin Elementary School serves grades PK-5 and has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Maine elementary schools, with a ranking of 235 out of 289 in 2024-2025. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (60.71%) and Mathematics (34.48%) for 2024-2025 are below the state averages. Additionally, Katahdin Elementary School has a much higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (64.75%) compared to Katahdin Middle/High School (41.73%).

District Detail

800 Station Road
Stacyville, ME 04777

(207) 365-4272

SchoolDigger Rank:
152^nd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 264

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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
Katahdin Middle/High School	Public	6-12	800 Station Road	Stacyville	04777	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 89	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 365-4218	128	12	10.6	53.1%	123 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	24.3	92^nd of 119 public high schools	22.7%		31.3	80^th of 121 public high schools	33.9%	12	63.0	25.7	19.2	$37,432
Katahdin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Station Road	Stacyville	04777	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 89	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 365-4285	136	12	11.8	66.9%	128 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	27.3	235^th of 289 public elementary schools	18.7%		5.7	279^th of 288 public elementary schools	3.1%	44	60.7	34.5		$24,948

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 50	0.01 mi	3
East Millinocket Public Schools	21.2 mi	2	44^th
Medway Public Schools	21.93 mi	1	137^th
Millinocket Public Schools	22.29 mi	2	61^st
Education in Unorganized Terr	28.46 mi	3	129^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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