Methuen High

Set in Methuen, Massachusetts, Methuen High is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus, run under Methuen. It serves 1,841 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 137% bigger than typical.

Methuen High is one of 6 schools operated by Methuen, a district that hosts 6,464 students overall.

On demographics, Methuen High logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% White, 7% Black, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Essex County) records that median household earnings sit near $101,883, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Methuen High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Donald P Timony Grammar, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Methuen High.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Methuen High's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,949 (now 1,841). Over the same period, the White share declined from 54% to 35%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.