Maine School Administrative District 27 Explained

Address:	84 Pleasant Street
City:	Fort Kent
State:	Maine
Zipcode:	04743
Type:	Public
Superintendent:	Benjamin Albert
Asst Superintendent:	Kayden Helstrom
Grades:	PreK–12
Students:	840 (2020–2021)
Teachers:	68.95
Staff:	86.8
Ratio:	12.18:1

Maine School Administrative District 27 is the northernmost school district in the U.S. state of Maine.^[1] It includes the territory of the former M.S.A.D. 10, which encompassed the town of Allagash, Maine until the mid-1990s. MSAD 27 is based in Fort Kent, Maine. SAD 27 rejected a proposed unified school project that would involve building a new high school in a location it disagreed with.^[2]

The school district is composed of the following schools:

• Community High School at Fort Kent, pop. 380+ as of 2006
• Eagle Lake Elementary School, pop. 80+ as of 2006
• Fort Kent Elementary School, pop. 620+ as of 2006
• Saint Francis Elementary School, pop. 90+ as of 2006
• Wallagrass Elementary School, pop. 60+ as of 2006

Towns which have current student attendance in MSAD are:

• Allagash
• Eagle Lake
• Fort Kent
• New Canada
• Saint Francis
• Wallagrass

Notes and References

1. Web site: Superintendent to SAD 27 board: ‘we’re one step closer to a normal school year’. 2021-09-18. Fiddlehead Focus. en-US.
2. Web site: Potila. Jessica. 2021-02-10. State Board of Education kills Valley Unified regional school project in Aroostook. 2021-09-18. Bangor Daily News. en-US.