Trenton Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Trenton, Maine, Trenton Elementary School educates 120 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Trenton Public Schools. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Trenton Elementary School logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Hancock County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Trenton Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at Trenton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Hancock County's rate of about 46%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hancock County put the typical household earns roughly $72,744 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Hancock County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students), Trenton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lamoine Consolidated School, around 2.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Trenton Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 120 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 4% to 0% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 today.

On this page, members of the Trenton Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.