Albion Elementary School

As a close-knit K-5 school in Albion, Maine, Albion Elementary School educates 126 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of RSU 49/MSAD 49. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Albion Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by RSU 49/MSAD 49, a district that educates 1,871 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Albion Elementary School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Kennebec County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at Albion Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kennebec County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $69,077 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Albion Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in Kennebec County (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students).

The closest other public school is Unity Elementary School, roughly 7.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Albion Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Albion Elementary School's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 116 (now 126). Class-load math has loosened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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