Fort Fairfield Elementary School

Set in Fort Fairfield, Maine, Fort Fairfield Elementary School is a small elementary-level community, overseen by RSU 86/MSAD 20. It teaches 188 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Fort Fairfield Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by RSU 86/MSAD 20, a district that works with 426 students overall.

On demographics, Fort Fairfield Elementary School records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Fort Fairfield Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Fort Fairfield Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Aroostook County put the typical household earns roughly $56,700 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Aroostook County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), of which Fort Fairfield Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Fort Fairfield Middle/High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fort Fairfield Elementary School has edged down 25%, going from 250 students in 2018 to 188 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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