Scarborough High School

Scarborough High School operates as a substantial 9-12 campus in Scarborough, Maine, overseen by Scarborough Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 903 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 102% above the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 448 students.

Scarborough High School is one of 6 schools operated by Scarborough Public Schools, a district that enrolls 2,865 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Scarborough High School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Cumberland County's rate of about 34%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) shows that median household earnings sit near $95,677, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Scarborough High School is one.

Wentworth School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Scarborough High School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Scarborough High School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 979 (now 903). White enrollment moved from 93% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.