Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan

At 40 Heselton Street in Skowhegan, Maine, Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan operates as a small elementary school. It covers grades 4 through 5, with a total enrollment of 180 students. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for elementary schools in Maine, which is about 229.

District-wide, RSU 54/MSAD 54 has 7 schools and 2,193 students.

White students are the large majority at Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan, with 91% of enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Somerset County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. The chance that two students picked at random at Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.

The school employs the equivalent of 14.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maine is 10.5:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan is 76%. It compares with 65% for public schools in Somerset County.

County data help place the school in context: in Somerset County, median household income is about $58,179, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan is among the 34 public schools in Somerset County.

The shortest distance from Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Overman Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.

Enrollment was 165 in 2020-21 and 180 in 2024-25, a gain of 15 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.6:1) than in 2020-21 (11.0:1).

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