Skowhegan Area High School

Skowhegan Area High School is one of the large senior highs in Skowhegan, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 54/MSAD 54, with 686 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% larger than the state mean of about 448.

Across the 7 schools in RSU 54/MSAD 54 (2,193 students total), Skowhegan Area High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Skowhegan Area High School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. Compared to Somerset County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Skowhegan Area High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Somerset County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,044 students), Skowhegan Area High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bloomfield Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 814 students in 2018 compared to 686 in 2025.

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