Southport Central School

Set in Southport, Maine, Southport Central School is a very small elementary campus, operated by Southport Public Schools. It enrolls 16 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 93% below the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Southport Central School is a school of Southport Public Schools, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Southport Central School reports that nearly all students (100%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Southport Central School has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.6:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at Southport Central School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lincoln County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put the typical household earns roughly $76,875 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Southport Central School is one of 18 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 3,450 students).

Nearest neighbor: Boothbay Region High School, around 3.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southport Central School has decreased 38%, going from 26 students in 2018 to 16 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 3.6:1 in 2025.

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