Searsport Elementary

As an intimate K-5 school in Searsport, Maine, Searsport Elementary hosts 167 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under RSU 20. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

RSU 20 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 396 students. Searsport Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Searsport Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%).

In terms of school funding signals, Searsport Elementary lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Waldo County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Waldo County put median household income runs about $72,782, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waldo County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,843 students), Searsport Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Searsport District Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Searsport Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Searsport Elementary's enrollment has edged down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 239 (now 167). Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

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