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Waterville Senior High School

1 Brooklyn Ave, Waterville, Kennebec County, 04901

519
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Waterville Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waterville, Kennebec County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterville Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Waterville Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Waterville Senior High School enrolls 519 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
268 (52%)
Female students
251 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
43.1
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White43784%
Hispanic or Latino336.4%
Two or more races305.8%
Asian101.9%
Black or African American61.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

254 of the school's 519 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 9–12Title I

Waterville Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 16, state house district 109.

School district: Waterville Public Schools

Waterville Senior High School is one of 5 schools in Waterville Public Schools, based in Waterville, Maine. The district serves 1,623 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 519 students, Waterville Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 325 students per school.

1,623
District students
5
Schools
150
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

92%
Reading proficient
87%
Math proficient
77%
Graduation rate
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (1) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Town - Remote

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