Appleton Village School

Set in Appleton, Maine, Appleton Village School is a modestly sized elementary school, run under Appleton Public Schools. It teaches 132 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Appleton Village School is a school of Appleton Public Schools, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Appleton Village School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder reads as 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Knox County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Knox County reports that median household income runs about $74,096, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Knox County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,217 students), Appleton Village School is one campus in the mix.

Hope Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Appleton Village School has declined 4%, going from 137 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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