Ellsworth High School

Ellsworth High School is a senior high of moderately sized scale in Ellsworth, Maine, part of Ellsworth Public Schools, works with 521 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 2 schools in Ellsworth Public Schools (1,261 students total), Ellsworth High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Ellsworth High School reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Ellsworth High School shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,744 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Ellsworth High School is one of 35 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students).

Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 86% across the same window.

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