Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan

Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan is one of the compact elementary campuss in Skowhegan, Maine, part of RSU 54/MSAD 54, with 180 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 229.

Across the 7 schools in RSU 54/MSAD 54 (2,193 students total), Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Somerset County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan higher than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Somerset County (around 65%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,179, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan is one of 34 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 6,044 students).

Nearest neighbor: Overman Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan has shrank 8%, going from 195 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.