River Valley Today

There were 6,009 white students enrolled in Somerset County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 93.9% of the 6,400 students in Somerset County schools at the time. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 31 schools in the county, Skowhegan Area High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 647 students.

Recent data from Maine's public schools for the 2023-2024 school year reveal a noticeable growth in Hispanic, Black and multiracial enrollment over the past decade. While over 85% of students still identify as white, this shows a slow but steady increase in diversity within the state schools.

Despite these shifts, Maine's public school enrollment remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels, despite a slight rebound from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education also mentioned in an interview with Maine Public some other pandemic-related factors persist, with "some parents choosing not to enroll younger children in school and older students who took on jobs to support their families during the pandemic and who are still counted on to provide that support."

School Name	White Students Enrollment	Total Enrollment	% of Total Enrollment
Skowhegan Area High School	647	703	92%
Lawrence High School	531	558	95.2%
Skowhegan Area Middle School	381	402	94.8%
Mill Stream Elementary School	330	348	94.8%
Lawrence Junior High School	276	291	94.8%
Bloomfield Elementary School	254	273	93%
Warsaw Middle School	235	262	89.7%
Somerset Elementary School	234	247	94.7%
Maine Central Institute	214	240	89.2%
Madison Elementary School	222	236	94.1%
Carrabec Community School	215	230	93.5%
Vickery School	216	228	94.7%
Canaan Elementary School	173	184	94%
Margaret Chase Smith School - Skowhegan	168	175	96%
Madison Area Memorial High School	169	174	97.1%
Overman Academy	166	171	97.1%
Carrabec High School	160	168	95.2%
Forest Hills Consolidated School	145	157	92.4%
Madison Junior High School	153	154	99.4%
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	143	153	93.5%
North Elementary School	134	141	95%
Dimensions Academy	127	138	92%
Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School	110	121	90.9%
Athens Community School	114	117	97.4%
Fairfield Primary School	100	109	91.7%
Manson Park School	88	95	92.6%
Garret Schenck School	89	93	95.7%
Solon Elementary School	76	77	98.7%
Moscow Elementary School	56	62	90.3%
Harmony Elementary School	56	60	93.3%
Creative Childrens Academy	27	33	81.8%