Shapleigh School

Shapleigh School, a medium-sized 6-8 campus in Kittery, Maine, one of the schools within Kittery Public Schools, caters to 357 students, covering grades 4 through 8.

Within Kittery Public Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 966 students, Shapleigh School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Shapleigh School records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.2:1 average. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, York County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for York County indicate median household income runs about $88,333, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across York County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), Shapleigh School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Robert W Traip Academy, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Shapleigh School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 421 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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