Ashland District School

Ashland District School is a medium-sized K-12 campus in Ashland, Maine, part of RSU 32/MSAD 32. The school educates 234 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 165.

RSU 32/MSAD 32 is the operating authority for Ashland District School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Ashland District School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder comes out to 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ashland District School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.2:1, putting Ashland District School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Aroostook County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,700 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Ashland District School is one of 42 public schools in Aroostook County (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students).

Mapleton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 12.1 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ashland District School has decreased 20%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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