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What's something Cony does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
662
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230264023118
Cony
60 Pierce Drive, Augusta, ME 04330 · (207) 626-2460 · Kennebec County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
286 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 164 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 169 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 158 | 24% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Augusta Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
35.9%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Cony
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cony this school | 662 | 43.2% | N/A |
| Ellsworth High School Ellsworth | 521 | 45.9% | N/A |
| Brewer High School Brewer | 690 | 38.8% | N/A |
| Presque Isle High School Presque Isle | 474 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Gardiner Area High School Gardiner | 565 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Gray-New Gloucester High School Gray | 573 | 37.7% | N/A |
Matched among Maine high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cony ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Kennebec County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #65 of 73 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #63 of 67 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #27 of 114 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #86 of 86 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #40 of 86 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #63 of 106 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.6% | #1 of 51 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 1,119
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 662 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 43% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 43.2 | 15.7:1 | 37% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 44.5 | 15.4:1 | 40% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 48% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 1,013 | 66.8 | 15.2:1 | 50% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 998 | 68 | 14.7:1 | 54% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 1,119 | 72 | 15.5:1 | 46% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cony.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (1,013 to 662); teachers down 45% (66.8 to 37).
About Cony
Families in Augusta, Maine, are served by Cony, a mid-sized high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 662 students. That compares with an average of about 448 students for high schools in Maine.
Augusta Public Schools serves 2,120 students across 6 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Cony is White, at 89%. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Kennebec County residents, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for Cony is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Cony totals 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. Statewide, high schools in Maine average 11.9:1. Federal data show 43% of students (286) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kennebec County is similar, at 45%.
For the population of Kennebec County, the median household earns about $69,077 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Cony shares Kennebec County with 52 other public schools.
Cony is less than a tenth of a mile from Cony Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Cony as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 658 students in 2020-21 and 662 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.9:1 to 17.9:1.
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Kennebec County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
126,808
Census ACS
Median income
$69,077
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
15,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta Public Schools
- Cony Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Farrington SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Sylvio J Gilbert SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Lillian Parks Hussey SchoolElementary · 235 students
- Capital Area Technical CenterElementary
Other schools in Augusta
- Maine Virtual AcademyHigh · 475 students
- Cony Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Farrington SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Sylvio J Gilbert SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Maine Arts Academy SchoolHigh · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Cony Middle School0.0 mi · 321
- Farrington School0.5 mi · 306
- Lillian Parks Hussey School0.7 mi · 235
- Maine Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 475
- Maine Arts Academy School1.2 mi · 245
- Lincoln School1.8 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About ConyHow many students attend Cony?
Cony enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cony serve?
Cony serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cony?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cony is approximately 17.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cony?
At Cony, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cony in?
Cony is part of Augusta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.