East Grand School
East Grand School is a public PK-12 school in Danforth, Maine.[1] It is a part of the Maine School Administrative District 14,[2] also known as Regional School Unit 84.[1] The district includes the Town of Danforth in Washington County,[2] as well as the Town of Weston in Aroostook County.[3]
History
[edit]A school building opened in 1960.[4] At the time, it did not have facilities for handicapped students.[5]
In 1992 William Grant became the principal of East Grand School.[6] That year, a $250,000 grant was used to fix the school's roof.[4]
In 1992, the school district tried to get the state of Maine to facilitate a new school building, as it would be more cost effective, but the state told the school to have the repairs done as the school building was repairable.[7] That year, engineers stated that the repairing cost of the school would be $2 million, and Central Insurance Company stated that it was pondering reducing or ending the school's insurance coverage.[8] The estimated cost of a new school facility would have been some hundreds of thousands of dollars above the total repair cost.[7]
In 2000 the school received a program in which students could get live instruction from a teacher in Houlton.[9]
In 2003, voters approved $55,000 to make the gymnasium handicapped-accessible to comply with laws from the federal government.[5]
In 2023 enrollment was 135, including 46 in high school.[10]
Catchment
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In addition to the towns directly in the school district, the school also has some students from Vanceboro; Vanceboro's high school closed in 1967.[11]
The Maine Department of Education takes responsibility for coordinating school assignments in the unorganized territories. As of 2025[update] the state assigns Bancroft to the East Grand School, and it also lists East Grand as an option for Brookton.[12]
In 1973 some Topsfield students went to East Grand for high school.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "East Grand School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ a b Geography Division (January 14, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, ME (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-08-13. - Text list
- ^ Geography Division (January 14, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Aroostook County, ME (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/4). Retrieved 2025-07-16. - Text list
- ^ a b Brown, Wayne (1992-10-17). "SAD 14 votes to use $250,000 grant to repair roof on East Grand School". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Banville, Beurmond (2003-07-26). "Voters approve SAD14 project". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School day extended at East Grant School". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. 1992-06-02. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Brown, Wayne (2003-07-26). "$2 million needed in school repairs leaves SAD 14 board in tough spot". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, Wayne (1992-11-21). "SAD 14 granted two-month waiver on insurance". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, Wayne L. (2000-12-04). "Grant shaves students' commute". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kryszak, Joyce (2023-02-11). "Small schools struggle, thrive, and fight to stay open". The Maine Monitor. Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ "Vanceboro School". Vanceboro Historical Society. 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ "Education in the Unorganized Territory - Find Your School". Maine Department of Education. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ "Topsfield approves proposal for two-area school district". The Bangor Daily News. 1973-09-13. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
