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Belfast Area High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

25 Lions Way, Belfast, ME 04915 · (207) 338-1790 · Part of Regional School Unit 71

Belfast’s School Grade C better than 30% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
476
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Belfast Area High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Belfast kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Troy A Howard Middle School330 students
9–12Belfast Area High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

25 Lions Way, Belfast

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9113
Grade 10119
Grade 11135
Grade 12109
Enrollment over time
493’20
469’21
496’22
478’23
476’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 3%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Belfast Area High School from Belfast families.

Other schools in Regional School Unit 71

The district →
Captain Albert W. Stevens School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belfast
C−
232 students10:1
East Belfast School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belfast
99 students10:1
Gladys Weymouth Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Morrill
79 students12:1
Ames Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Searsmont
B
122 students12:1
Kermit S Nickerson School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Swanville
C−
58 students10:1
Troy A Howard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belfast
C
330 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Belfast’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.