Wiscasset Middle/High School

Located at 225 Gardiner Road, in Wiscasset, Maine, Wiscasset Middle/High School is a small secondary school that instructs 198 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by Wiscasset Public Schools. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 448 students each, so Wiscasset Middle/High School sits 56% below that benchmark.

Wiscasset Public Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 364 students; Wiscasset Middle/High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wiscasset Middle/High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder consists of 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. Compared to Lincoln County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wiscasset Middle/High School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.2:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household earnings sit near $76,875, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lincoln County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,450 students), Wiscasset Middle/High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wiscasset Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Wiscasset Middle/High School's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 247 (now 198). The White share of enrollment contracted from 98% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Wiscasset Middle/High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.