Robert W Traip Academy

Robert W Traip Academy is a low-enrollment secondary school in Kittery, Maine, one of the schools within Kittery Public Schools. The school works with 294 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 448 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in Kittery Public Schools (966 students total), Robert W Traip Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Robert W Traip Academy records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at Robert W Traip Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against York County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, census data for York County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,333 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, York County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), of which Robert W Traip Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Portsmouth Middle School, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert W Traip Academy.

Robert W Traip Academy operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert W Traip Academy has grew 14%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 78% over that span.

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