Otisfield Community School

Otisfield Community School operates as a compact K-5 school in Otisfield, Maine, run under RSU 17/MSAD 17. Current enrollment sits at 115 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

RSU 17/MSAD 17 runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 3,197 students. Otisfield Community School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Otisfield Community School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest reads as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Oxford County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 52% of students at Otisfield Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oxford County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Oxford County shows median household income runs about $60,173, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Otisfield Community School is one of 33 public schools in Oxford County (combined enrollment of about 7,913 students).

Crooked River Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Otisfield Community School's enrollment has rose 20% since 2018, when it stood at 96 (now 115). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 96% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.