Belfast Area High School

Located at 25 Lions Way, in Belfast, Maine, Belfast Area High School is a mid-tier secondary school that works with 476 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by RSU 71.

Across the 7 schools in RSU 71 (1,396 students total), Belfast Area High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Belfast Area High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder looks like 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Waldo County indicate median household income runs about $72,782, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Waldo County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,843 students), Belfast Area High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Captain Albert W. Stevens School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Belfast Area High School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belfast Area High School has declined 6%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 476 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.