Mt Vernon Elementary School

Mt Vernon Elementary School operates as a compact K-5 school in Mount Vernon, Maine, run under RSU 38. Current enrollment sits at 93 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 59% smaller than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Mt Vernon Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by RSU 38, a district that serves 1,160 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mt Vernon Elementary School shows that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Kennebec County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Mt Vernon Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kennebec County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,077, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mt Vernon Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in Kennebec County (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students).

Nearest neighbor: Maranacook Community High Sch, around 4.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt Vernon Elementary School has fell 21%, going from 118 students in 2018 to 93 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 100% to 96%.

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