The Community School of Mount Desert Island Tuition: $15,490

The Community School of Mount Desert Island is a private school in Mount Desert, ME teaching grades K-8. It reported 39 students and about 5.3 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey. It is on Maine’s official Town tuitioning list.

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✓ On the official Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) list

The state’s own list includes this school. The list is dated January 23, 2026. See the official source. Lists change, so confirm with the school before you enroll.

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School facts

Grades: K-8
Students: 39
Teachers: 8
Students per teacher: 5.3
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Alternative
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: Rural

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. The survey counts students in kindergarten to grade 12, not pre-K. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

The Community School of Mount Desert Island tuition, and what Town tuitioning pays

Published tuition (2026-27): grades K to 5: $15,490 · grades 6 to 8: $15,490.

One rate for all grades.

Tuition from The Community School of Mount Desert Island's website, checked October 1, 2026. Some grades or programs may cost more or less. Confirm with the school.

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Maine Town Tuitioning Program Scholarship

Tuition paid by your school district, up to a state formula For 2025-26 the state average tuition rates were $13,077.51 (elementary) and $15,055.22 (secondary). Payments to private elementary schools may not exceed the statewide average; secondary rates add an allowance for building costs. The 2026-27 rates are due in December 2026.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
The Community School	K-8	39	4.6	Nonsectarian	<1
George Stevens Academy ✓	9-12	311	12.1	Nonsectarian	13
The Bay School ✓	PreK-8	95	9.9	Nonsectarian	13
Blue Hill Harbor School ✓	9-12	28	6.8	Nonsectarian	13

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