Earl C McGraw School

Earl C McGraw School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in Hampden, Maine, run under RSU 22, with 203 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1.

Across the 7 schools in RSU 22 (2,169 students total), Earl C McGraw School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Earl C McGraw School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Earl C McGraw School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Penobscot County's rate of about 48%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Penobscot County indicate median household income runs about $66,356, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Penobscot County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students), of which Earl C McGraw School is one.

Nearest neighbor: George B Weatherbee School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 42%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.