Somerville Elementary School

Somerville Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Somerville, Maine. It covers pre-K, with a total enrollment of 32 students. Enrollment is 86% lower than the average for elementary schools in Maine, which is about 229.

RSU 12 has 5 schools; together they serve 877 students.

White students are the large majority at Somerville Elementary School, with 94% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school.

Dividing enrollment by its 2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.0:1. Among elementary schools in Maine, the typical ratio is 10.5:1. Eligible students account for 31% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Lincoln County average 48%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Lincoln County show that median household income is about $76,875, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Somerville Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Lincoln County, which together enroll about 3,450 students.

The closest public school to Somerville Elementary School is Prescott Memorial School, about 4.6 miles away. Within ten miles of Somerville Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

Somerville Elementary School reported 16 students in 2017-18 and 32 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. In 2017-18, 81% of students were White; in 2024-25, 94% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.0:1, from 8.0:1.

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