Blue Hill Harbor School

8 Mill Street Blue Hill, ME 04614
www.bluehillharborschool.org

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • Grades: 9-12
  • Enrollment: 49 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • Grades: 9-12
  • Enrollment: 49 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

School Facts

School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades 9-12
Students By Grade
Year Founded
2007
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Student Body

Total Students
49 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
8 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
National avg.: 11:1
Classroom Dress Code
Casual

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
Private school approved for public funding from sending towns.
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School Notes

  • Blue Hill Harbor School is a small independent high school approved by the state of Maine to accept public school students.
  • Our individualized curriculum is based on the EdVisions education model featuring Personal Learning Plans.
  • Our vision of the best possible secondary education is exemplified by that developed by the Minnesota New Country School, founded as a charter school in Henderson, Minnesota in 1994.
  • This school has been named one of the best schools in the U.S., and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds the non-profit organization EdVisions, Inc. to replicate its success in other schools.
  • There are currently over 40 schools using the EdVisions Model from coast-to-coast.
  • Blue Hill Harbor School is the first in New England.
  • Blue Hill Harbor School is a small independent high school approved by the state of Maine to accept public school students.
  • Our individualized curriculum is based on the EdVisions education model featuring Personal Learning Plans.
  • Our vision of the best possible secondary education is exemplified by that developed by the Minnesota New Country School, founded as a charter school in Henderson, Minnesota in 1994.
  • This school has been named one of the best schools in the U.S., and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds the non-profit organization EdVisions, Inc. to replicate its success in other schools.
  • There are currently over 40 schools using the EdVisions Model from coast-to-coast.
  • Blue Hill Harbor School is the first in New England.
Source: Verified school update

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The average private school tuition in Maine is $17,773 for elementary schools and $28,937 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Maine is 79% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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