Monroe Elementary School

Located at 36 West Main Street, in Monroe, Maine, Monroe Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary campus that caters to 57 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under RSU 03/MSAD 03. That puts it 75% below the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Across the 8 schools in RSU 03/MSAD 03 (983 students total), Monroe Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Monroe Elementary School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Waldo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Monroe Elementary School shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Waldo County put median household earnings sit near $72,782, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Waldo County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,843 students), Monroe Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Kermit S Nickerson School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.5 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monroe Elementary School has edged down 10%, going from 63 students in 2018 to 57 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 97% to 91%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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