Mabel I Wilson School

Located at 353 Tuttle Road, in Cumberland, Maine, Mabel I Wilson School is a high-enrollment K-5 school that serves 730 students (grades pre-K through 3), operated by RSU 51/MSAD 51. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Mabel I Wilson School sits 219% bigger than that benchmark.

Mabel I Wilson School is one of 4 schools operated by RSU 51/MSAD 51, a district that serves 2,235 students overall.

On demographics, Mabel I Wilson School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest is composed of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cumberland County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household income runs about $95,677, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Mabel I Wilson School is one.

Greely Middle School 4-5 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Mabel I Wilson School's enrollment has rose 21% since 2018, when it stood at 604 (now 730).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.