Steep Falls Elementary School

Steep Falls Elementary School is one of the rural-scale elementary schools in Steep Falls, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 06/MSAD 06, with 85 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Steep Falls Elementary School sits 63% smaller than that benchmark.

RSU 06/MSAD 06 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,295 students; Steep Falls Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Steep Falls Elementary School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% Asian, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Steep Falls Elementary School is one of 99 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students).

Sebago Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Steep Falls Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Steep Falls Elementary School has ticked down 19%, going from 105 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 91% across the same window.

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