Washburn District Elem School

In Washburn, Maine, Washburn District Elem School is a small elementary school. There are 180 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 21% below the 229-student average for elementary schools in Maine.

A total of 2 schools make up RSU 45/MSAD 45, with 271 students enrolled.

White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Black and 2% Asian. Among Aroostook County residents, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.

Washburn District Elem School has 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%.

In Aroostook County, home to about 67,058 people, the median household earns about $56,700 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Aroostook County number 42, with about 8,529 students.

Of the public schools around it, Washburn District Elem School is closest to Washburn District High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Washburn District Elem School. Members of the school community can share what they know.