Overman Academy

Overman Academy operates as a very small secondary school in Skowhegan, Maine, run under Community Regional Charter School. Current enrollment sits at 170 students spanning grades 6 through 12. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 448 students.

Community Regional Charter School comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 385 students; Overman Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Overman Academy records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Overman Academy has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Somerset County put the typical household earns roughly $58,179 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Overman Academy is one of 34 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 6,044 students).

Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Overman Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 315%: 41 students in 2018 compared to 170 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.