Captain Albert W. Stevens School

As a moderately sized primary school in Belfast, Maine, Captain Albert W. Stevens School educates 232 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under RSU 71.

Across the 7 schools in RSU 71 (1,396 students total), Captain Albert W. Stevens School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Captain Albert W. Stevens School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Captain Albert W. Stevens School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Waldo County) records that median household income runs about $72,782, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Waldo County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,843 students), of which Captain Albert W. Stevens School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Belfast Area High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Captain Albert W. Stevens School.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Captain Albert W. Stevens School has ticked down 18%, going from 282 students in 2018 to 232 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window.

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