Marblehead High

Marblehead High is a moderately sized 9-12 campus in Marblehead, Massachusetts, overseen by Marblehead. The school serves 861 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Marblehead, which oversees 5 schools and 2,564 students, Marblehead High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marblehead High logs that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Marblehead High has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Marblehead High tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household earnings sit near $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Marblehead High is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

Lucretia and Joseph Brown School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marblehead High has ticked down 17%, going from 1,037 students in 2018 to 861 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Marblehead High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.