Belfast Area High School

98 Waldo Ave, Belfast, ME, 04915
Tel: (207)338-1790
Grades: 9-12 | 636 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Belfast Area High School serves 636 students in grades 9-12.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is higher than the ME state average of 12:1.
  • The school's 82% graduation rate is lower than the ME state average of 83%.
  • Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body.
  • Belfast Area High School is the only public high school within Belfast, and operates within the Rsu 20 School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, ME Dept. of Educ.
Belfast Area High School
Grades Offered Grades 9-12
Total Students 636 students
% Male / % Female 54% / 46%
Total Classroom Teachers 50 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(ME) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 13:1 12:1
 
This School
(ME) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a 1%
% Asian		 n/a 1%
% Hispanic		 1% 1%
% Black		 2% 2%
% White		 97% 93%
Unknown		 n/a 2%
 
 
This School
(ME) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 44% 36%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 7%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Rsu 20 School District

Nearby Schools:

Belfast Area High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away
East Belfast School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.7 mi. away
Captain Albert W. Stevens School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away
Troy A Howard Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.3 mi. away
Waldo County Technical Ctr-region 7 High School
Grades: 11-12 | 2.4 mi. away
Edna Drinkwater School
Grades: KG-5 | 3.9 mi. away

View all schools in: Belfast, Waldo County, Zip 04915

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