Moscow Elementary

Moscow Elementary is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Bingham, Maine, part of RSU 83/MSAD 13, works with 46 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Moscow Elementary sits 80% below that benchmark.

RSU 83/MSAD 13 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 150 students; Moscow Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Moscow Elementary records that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Somerset County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Moscow Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.5:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,179 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Somerset County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,044 students), of which Moscow Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School, around 1.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moscow Elementary has edged down 35%, going from 71 students in 2018 to 46 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.

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