Lee/Winn School

Set in Winn, Maine, Lee/Winn School is a minimally staffed elementary-level community, overseen by RSU 30/MSAD 30. It caters to 85 students across grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

Lee/Winn School is one of 2 schools operated by RSU 30/MSAD 30, a district that works with 160 students overall.

Demographically, Lee/Winn School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Lee/Winn School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Penobscot County's rate of about 48%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Penobscot County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,356, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Penobscot County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students), of which Lee/Winn School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mt Jefferson Jr High School, around 4.8 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lee/Winn School's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 107 (now 85). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.