Amesbury High

Amesbury High is one of the modestly sized secondary schools in Amesbury, Massachusetts, operated by Amesbury, with 481 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Amesbury High sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

Amesbury comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,793 students; Amesbury High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Amesbury High shows that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest is composed of 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Essex County shows median household income runs about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Amesbury High is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

The closest other public school is Charles C Cashman Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Amesbury High.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Amesbury High has contracted 19%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 481 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Amesbury High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.