Cape Elizabeth High School

Cape Elizabeth High School is a medium-sized high school with an address in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The school reports 471 students in grades 9 through 12.

A total of 3 schools make up Cape Elizabeth Public Schools, with 1,498 students enrolled.

The large majority of students at Cape Elizabeth High School, 89%, are White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Cape Elizabeth High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.

The teaching staff at Cape Elizabeth High School is 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Maine is 11.9:1, higher than at this school. About 10% of students, or 46, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cumberland County averages 34%, higher than here.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Cumberland County show that median household income is about $95,677, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Cape Elizabeth High School is one of 99 public schools in Cumberland County, which together enroll about 38,224 students.

Of nearby public schools, Cape Elizabeth Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 542 in 2020-21 and 471 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.5:1.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.