Cony

As a medium-sized high school in Augusta, Maine, Cony serves 662 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Augusta Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 448 students per school, that is 48% larger than typical.

Augusta Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,120 students; Cony is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cony records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Kennebec County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cony has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Cony higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kennebec County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,077 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Kennebec County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), of which Cony is one.

Cony Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cony.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 35%: 1,013 students in 2018 compared to 662 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.