Fayette Central School

Fayette Central School serves students in Fayette, Maine, as a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 73 students. Enrollment is 68% lower than the average for elementary schools in Maine, which is about 229.

For district matters, Fayette Central School falls under Fayette Public Schools.

White students make up 89% of enrollment at Fayette Central School. Other students are 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Kennebec County is about 92% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Fayette Central School employs 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.7:1. That matches the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Kennebec County average 45%.

Among Kennebec County residents, the median household income is $69,077, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Fayette Central School is one of 53 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to Fayette Central School is Wayne Elementary School, at a distance of about 4.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Fayette Central School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 74 to 73, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.7:1.

The Fayette Central School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.