Garret Schenck School

Located at 19 Ken Taylor St, in Anson, Maine, Garret Schenck School is an one-room-style elementary school that works with 82 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of RSU 74/MSAD 74. That puts it 64% below the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Within RSU 74/MSAD 74, which oversees 4 schools and 575 students, Garret Schenck School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Garret Schenck School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). That composition is broadly in line with Somerset County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Garret Schenck School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Garret Schenck School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Somerset County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Somerset County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,179 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Somerset County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,044 students), Garret Schenck School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Madison Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garret Schenck School has ticked down 13%, going from 94 students in 2018 to 82 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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