East Grand School
School in Danforth, Maine, United States
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East Grand School is a public PK-12 school in Danforth, Maine.[1] It is 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
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
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]
