Holden School

Located at 590 Main Road, in Holden, Maine, Holden School is a close-knit elementary campus that hosts 149 students (grades 2 through 4), overseen by RSU 63/MSAD 63. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 229.

RSU 63/MSAD 63 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 443 students. Holden School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Holden School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Penobscot County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Penobscot County put the typical household earns roughly $66,356 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Penobscot County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students), Holden School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Holbrook School, roughly 2.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Holden School's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 156 (now 149).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.