Best Mount Desert Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public school serving 474 students in Mount Desert, ME (there are 1 private school, serving 33 private students). 93% of all K-12 students in Mount Desert, ME are educated in public schools (compared to the ME state average of 90%).

The top-ranked public school in Mount Desert, ME is Mt Desert Island High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Mount Desert, ME public school have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Maine public school average of 49%), and reading proficiency score of 92% (versus the 84% statewide average). Schools in Mount Desert have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Maine public schools.

Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public school average of 14% (majority Black and Hispanic).