Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth High School in a newly finished and renovated building consists of a 500-seat auditorium, an inviting student union/cafeteria, and a new office area that has guidance counselors, the social worker, the substance abuse counselor, the athletic director, the nurse, and the administrative officers. There were about 495 students enrolled in 2012. Ninety percent of seniors go on to college and university studies. There are 52 teachers including all counselors, social workers, special educators, and technology specialists. Yarmouth High School has a reputation as one of the best high schools in the state of Maine.
During the 1986–87 school year, Yarmouth Junior-Senior High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. Since renamed, Yarmouth High School was recognized again as a Blue Ribbon School during the 2005–06 school year.
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