Enrollment & Staff Data

Enrollment and Staff Data

This page shows the enrollment per year as well as how many teachers and staff were at GHS. 

First building, used from 1880-1939: 

Capacity approximately 75

Second building, used from 1939-1959: 

Original capacity approximately 225

Addition constructed 1951, new capacity 325

Third (and current) building, used since 1959:

Original capacity 515

Additions constructed 1972, new capacity 625

Renovations/additions completed 1995, new capacity 750

The current building has been overcrowded since 2003. 

The new modular building being constructed on campus will add seven new classrooms; two for Adult Education and four for the high school, one TBA, which will add space for 80 more students, for a total of 830, which will still not be enough, as the current enrollment is 858. 

It is estimated the student population will go over 900 in the next few years.

ENROLLMENT DATA obtained through Gorham Annual Town Reports, counts in the yearbook, and the Maine Department of Education's Annual Enrollment Statistics.

Enrollment by School Year

Not all years are known.

• 1880-1881: 68

• 1884-1885: 64

• 1887-1888: 83

• 1888-1889: 86

• 1889-1890: 84

• 1890-1891: 81

• 1891-1892: 57

• 1892-1893: 62

• 1893-1894: 50

• 1894-1895: 56

• 1895-1896: 65

• 1896-1897: 79

• 1897-1898: 82

• 1898-1899: 67

• 1899-1900: 88

• 1900-1901: 80

• 1901-1902: 67

• 1902-1903: 64

• 1903-1904: 64

• 1905-1906: 91

• 1906-1907: 106

• 1907-1908: 100

• 1908-1909: 97

• 1909-1910: 80

• 1910-1911: 86

• 1911-1912: 91

• 1912-1913: 76

• 1913-1914: 88

• 1914-1915: 88

• 1915-1916: 88

• 1916-1917: 83

• 1917-1918: 76

• 1918-1919: 88

• 1919-1920: 100

• 1920-1921: 123

• 1922-1923: 130

• 1923-1924: 124

• 1924-1925: 128

• 1925-1926: 141

• 1926-1927: 135

• 1927-1928: 91

• 1928-1929: 91

• 1929-1930: 93

• 1930-1931: 95

• 1931-1932: 97

• 1932-1933: 135

• 1933-1934: 132

• 1934-1935: 131

• 1935-1936: 146

• 1936-1937: 148

• 1937-1938: 154

• 1938-1939: 138

• 1939-1940 (new school)

  • Enrollment: 143

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1940-1941

  • Enrollment: 144

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1941-1942

  • Enrollment: 146

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1942-1943

  • Enrollment: 154

  • School Capacity: 150

  • Overcrowded

• 1943-1944

  • Enrollment: 138

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1944-1945

  • Enrollment: 139

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1945-1946

  • Enrollment: 139

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1946-1947

  • Enrollment: 120

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1947-1948

  • Enrollment: 145

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1948-1949

  • Enrollment: 143

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1949-1950

  • Enrollment: 154

  • School Capacity: 150

  • Overcrowded

• 1950-1951

  • Enrollment: 143

  • School Capacity: 150

• 1951-1952 (new addition, junior high grades moved to GHS)

  • Enrollment: 284

  • School Capacity: 325

• 1952-1953

  • Enrollment: 289

  • School Capacity: 325

• 1953-1954

  • Enrollment: 343

  • School Capacity: 325

  • Overcrowded

• 1954-1955

  • Enrollment: 373

  • School Capacity: 325

  • Overcrowded

• 1955-1956

  • Enrollment: 401

  • School Capacity: 325

  • Overcrowded

• 1956-1957

  • Enrollment: 431

  • School Capacity: 325

  • Overcrowded

• 1957-1958 (junior high grades moved from GHS)

  • Enrollment: 320

  • School Capacity: 325

• 1958-1959

  • Enrollment: 345

  • School Capacity: 325

  • Overcrowded

• 1959-1960 (new school)

  • Enrollment: 368

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1960-1961

  • Enrollment: 370

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1961-1962

  • Enrollment: 436

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1962-1963

  • Enrollment: 464

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1963-1964

  • Enrollment: 497

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1964-1965

  • Enrollment: 528

  • School Capacity: 515

  • Overcrowded

• 1965-1966

  • Enrollment: 541

  • School Capacity: 515

  • Overcrowded

• 1966-1967

  • Enrollment: 537

  • School Capacity: 515

  • Overcrowded

• 1967-1968

  • Enrollment: 543

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1968-1969

  • Enrollment: 563

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1969-1970

  • Enrollment: 483

  • School Capacity: 515

• 1971-1972 (new additions completed)

  • Enrollment: 506

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1972-1973

  • Enrollment: 514

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1973-1974

  • Enrollment: 541

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1974-1975

  • Enrollment: 625

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1975-1976

  • Enrollment: 650

  • School Capacity: 625

  • Overcrowded

• 1979-1980

  • Enrollment: 544

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1982-1983

  • Enrollment: 477

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1983-1984

  • Enrollment: 476

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1984-1985

  • Enrollment: 467

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1985-1986

  • Enrollment: 530

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1986-1987

  • Enrollment: 516

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1987-1988

  • Enrollment: 542

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1988-1989

  • Enrollment: 538

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1989-1990

  • Enrollment: 527

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1990-1991

  • Enrollment: 524

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1991-1992

  • Enrollment: 496

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1992-1993

  • Enrollment: 499

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1993-1994

  • Enrollment: 540

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1994-1995

  • Enrollment: 568

  • School Capacity: 625

• 1995-1996 (new additions/renovations completed)

  • Enrollment: 618

  • School Capacity: 750

• 1996-1997

  • Enrollment: 653

  • School Capacity: 750

• 1997-1998

  • Enrollment: 649

  • School Capacity: 750

• 1998-1999

  • Enrollment: 711

  • School Capacity: 750

• 1999-2000

  • Enrollment: 700

  • School Capacity: 750

• 2000-2001

  • Enrollment: 698

  • School Capacity: 750

• 2001-2002

  • Enrollment: 736

  • School Capacity: 750

• 2002-2003

  • Enrollment: 723

  • School Capacity: 750

• 2003-2004

  • Enrollment: 818

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2004-2005

  • Enrollment: 851

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2005-2006

  • Enrollment: 885

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2006-2007

  • Enrollment: 892

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

  • Highest population at GHS to date

• 2007-2008

  • Enrollment: 842

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2008-2009

  • Enrollment: 857

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2009-2010

  • Enrollment: 841

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2010-2011

  • Enrollment: 864

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2011-2012

  • Enrollment: 860

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2012-2013

  • Enrollment: 843

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2013-2014

  • Enrollment: 843

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2014-2015

  • Enrollment: 840

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2015-2016

  • Enrollment: 839

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2016-2017

  • Enrollment: 835

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2017-2018

  • Enrollment: 829

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2018-2019

  • Enrollment: 868

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2019-2020

  • Enrollment: 858

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2020-2021

  • Enrollment: 856

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2021-2022

  • Enrollment: 838

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2022-2023

  • Enrollment: 809

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2023-2024

  • Enrollment: 820

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2024-2025

  • Enrollment: 815

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2025-2026

  • Enrollment: 858

  • School Capacity: 750

  • Overcrowded

• 2026-2027 (new modular building completed)

  • Enrollment: TBA

  • School Capacity: 830 (with new classrooms, 20 per classroom, 4 classrooms)

Faculty & Staff Data

This shows how many teachers and staff were at Gorham High School per school year (or groups of years). This does not include kitchen staff, custodians, or maintenance staff.

• 1880-1885: 2

• 1885-1886: 1

• 1886-1887: 4

• 1887-1888: 5 (1 resigned, total of 4)

• 1888-1890: 4

• 1890-1898: 3

• 1898-1899: 4

• 1899-1901: 3

• 1901-1902: 4

• 1902-1903: 3

• 1903-1905: 2

• 1905-1906: 4

• 1906-1907: 5

• 1907-1908: 4

• 1908-1909: 3

• 1909-1914: 4

• 1914-1916: 5

• 1916-1917: 7

• 1917-1918: 5

• 1918-1919: 7 (1 resigned; total of 6)

• 1919-1920: 7

• 1920-1921: 11

• 1921-1922: 9

• 1922-1938: 6

• 1938-1942: 7

• 1942-1944: 8

• 1944-1945: 9 (1 resigned; total of 8)

• 1945-1947: 8

• 1947-1950: 9

• 1950-1951: 10

• 1951-1953: 14

• 1953-1955: 16

• 1955-1956: 17

• 1956-1957: 18

• 1957-1958: 17 (1 resigned; total of 16)

• 1958-1959: 18

• 1959-1960: 23

• 1960-1961: 26

• 1961-1963: 28

• 1963-1964: 30

• 1964-1965: 33

• 1965-1967: 35

• 1967-1968: 37

• 1968-1969: 39

• 1969-1970: 45

• 1970-1971 (grades 7-12): 54

• 1971-1972: 44

• 1972-1973: 43

• 1973-1974: 46

• 1974-1975: 48

• 1975-1977: 49

• 1977-1978: 50

• 1978-1979: 51

• 1979-1980: 50

• 1980-1981: 51

• 1981-1982: 50

• 1982-1985: 49

• 1985-1986: 52

• 1986-1987: 53

• 1987-1989: 58

• 1989-1990: 59

• 1990-1992: 57

• 1992-1993: 55

• 1993-1994: 61

• 1994-1995: 60

• 1995-1996: 63

• 1996-1997: 75

• 1997-1998: 76

• 1998-1999: 82

• 1999-2000: 83

• 2000-2001: 84

• 2001-2002: 83

• 2002-2004: 88

• 2004-2005: 99

• 2005-2006: 102

• 2006-2008: 105

• 2008-2009: 101

• 2009-2010: 103

• 2010-2011: 104

• 2011-2013: 106

• 2013-2014: 103

• 2014-2015: 108

• 2015-2016: 105

• 2016-2017: 103

• 2017-2018: 111

• 2018-2019: 114

• 2019-2020: 113

• 2020-2021: 109

• 2021-2022: 111

• 2022-2023: 112

• 2023-2025: 108

• 2025-2026: 117

• 2026-2027: 114