Pownal Elementary School

Located at 587 Elmwood Road, in Pownal, Maine, Pownal Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary school that works with 97 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under RSU 05. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 229.

Within RSU 05, which oversees 6 schools and 2,001 students, Pownal Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pownal Elementary School records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Pownal Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Cumberland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,677 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Pownal Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Burchard A Dunn School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Pownal Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pownal Elementary School has edged down 15%, going from 114 students in 2018 to 97 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 96% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.

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