Morse Memorial School

Morse Memorial School is one of the minimally staffed K-5 schools in Brooks, Maine, run under RSU 03/MSAD 03, with 70 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 69% smaller than the state mean of about 229.

RSU 03/MSAD 03 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 983 students. Morse Memorial School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Morse Memorial School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, census data for Waldo County shows median household income runs about $72,782, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morse Memorial School is one of 27 public schools in Waldo County (combined enrollment of about 3,843 students).

The closest other public school is Kermit S Nickerson School, roughly 6.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 42%: 120 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

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