Walker Memorial School

Set in Liberty, Maine, Walker Memorial School is a rural-scale K-5 school, overseen by RSU 03/MSAD 03. It enrolls 25 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Walker Memorial School sits 89% smaller than that benchmark.

Walker Memorial School is one of 8 schools operated by RSU 03/MSAD 03, a district that educates 983 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Walker Memorial School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest looks like 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Waldo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at Walker Memorial School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, Waldo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,782 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Walker Memorial School is one of 27 public schools in Waldo County (combined enrollment of about 3,843 students).

The closest other public school is Ames Elementary School, roughly 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walker Memorial School has fell 71%, going from 87 students in 2018 to 25 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 in 2025.

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