John Bapst Memorial High School

John Bapst Memorial High School
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Coordinates44°48′19″N 68°46′07″W / 44.8053°N 68.7685°W / 44.8053; -68.7685
Information
TypeCoeducational secondary
MottoIntegrity - Achievement - Respect
Established1928
Head of SchoolDavid Armistead
Faculty39
Enrollment500
Average class size18
Student to teacher ratio13:1
Color(s)Purple   and White  
Athletics17 interscholastic
MascotCrusader
Websitewww.johnbapst.org

John Bapst Memorial High School is a private, independent, college preparatory high school in Bangor, Maine, United States. It serves approximately 500 ninth through twelfth grade students from 50 different communities in the region.[1] The majority of students who attend John Bapst Memorial High school come from the towns of Orrington, Glenburn, Veazie, Dedham, School Administrative District 63 (which includes the towns of Holden, Eddington, and Clifton), Milford, Bradley, and Orland. In 2011-2012 the school became a residential international school and now also serves approximately 50 international students from China, Vietnam, Korea, Kazakhstan, Spain, Germany, Austria, Albania, Egypt, Mongolia and elsewhere.

Average SAT and AP score results are higher compared to national and state averages.[2] The majority of students take at least one Advanced Placement examination; in an average year, 300 AP exams are taken by John Bapst students.