Wells High School

As a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Wells, Maine, Wells High School serves 422 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Wells-Ogunquit CSD.

Wells-Ogunquit CSD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,440 students. Wells High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Wells High School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with York County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wells High School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against York County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,333 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Wells High School is one of 61 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students).

The closest other public school is Wells Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 424 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 95% to 90%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.