Waldo County Technical Center in Waldo, Maine on DonorsChoose

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Waldo County Technical Center is a rural public school in Waldo, Maine that is part of [County run]. It serves 198 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Its teachers have had 8 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

198 Students

13 Teachers

1022 Waterville Rd

Waldo, ME 04915 View local requests

https://waldotech.org/

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Waldo County Technical Center Teachers on DonorsChoose

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Mr. Stackpole

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Waldo County Technical Center Demographics

The percentage of students that qualify for free or reduced price lunch is not available.

Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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Waldo County Technical Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 29, 2025

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