Beech Hill School

Located at 105 Otis Road, in Otis, Maine, Beech Hill School is a very small K-5 school that hosts 70 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Otis Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 69% below the state mean of about 229.

Beech Hill School sits inside Otis Public Schools, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Beech Hill School lists that nearly all students (97%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hancock County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,744, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Beech Hill School is one of 35 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students).

The closest other public school is Cave Hill Sch, roughly 6.9 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Beech Hill School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 32%: 103 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.