Belgrade Central School

Belgrade Central School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Belgrade, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 18, hosts 236 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Belgrade Central School is one of 8 schools operated by RSU 18, a district that hosts 2,554 students overall.

Demographically, Belgrade Central School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kennebec County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Kennebec County's rate of about 45%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kennebec County put the typical household earns roughly $69,077 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kennebec County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), Belgrade Central School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is James H Bean School, roughly 4.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belgrade Central School has decreased 9%, going from 260 students in 2018 to 236 in 2025.

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