Marshwood High School

Marshwood High School is one of the medium-sized secondary schools in South Berwick, Maine, part of RSU 35/MSAD 35, with 659 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 448 students each, so Marshwood High School sits 47% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in RSU 35/MSAD 35 (2,120 students total), Marshwood High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Marshwood High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to York County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at Marshwood High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below York County's rate of about 37%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for York County put median household income runs about $88,333, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, York County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), of which Marshwood High School is one.

The closest other public school is Marshwood Great Works School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marshwood High School.

Marshwood High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Marshwood High School's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 699 (now 659).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.