John Bapst is a coed, nonsectarian, independent college preparatory high school with a tradition of excellence since 1928. Located in Bangor, Maine, the third largest city in the state, John Bapst prepares students in grades 9 through 12 for college and university placement by offering challenging programs in academics, athletics and the arts. Accredited by the New England Association of Colleges and Schools, John Bapst is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the Association of Boarding Schools, the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England, and the Maine Association of Independent Schools. John Bapst students and faculty have won four Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement and state championships in everything from football and girls’ track to cyber-defense and chess. The school was ranked #1 in Maine by the Washington Post in 2012, 2014, and 2016 and has received a grade of “A” from the State of Maine.
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Enrollment
500 students in grades 9-12; 11% international
Faculty
46 faculty
2 experienced personal & college counselors
72% faculty have advanced degrees
Administration
David Armistead, Head of School
Jason O’Reilly, Academic Dean
Ed Jones, Dean of Students
Angela Kearns, Executive Assistant and Director of Public Relations
Yue Louisa Deng, Program Director of the International Program
Jordan Reeves, Director of Residential Life
Dan O’Connell, Athletic Director
William Meier, Director of Finance and Operations
Michael A. Murphy, Director of Technology
Kamille Morgan, Director of Testing and Studies
Eric Zelz, Director of Communications and Alumni Affairs
Academic Program
100% College Preparatory – 25 AP courses
Immersion English Program for international students
Average 5 National Merit and Commended Scholars a year
17.8 student average in core academic classes
Student/teacher ratio: 11/1
Course offerings: 106
Advanced Placement classes: 25
Honors classes: 16
On-Campus Boarding Students
64
Homestay Students
17
Day Students
454
Boarding Program
7-day boarding or homestay option
Athletics
22 interscholastic sports teams
Activities
A wide variety of clubs, organizations, music ensembles and fine art offerings
Location
100 Broadway Bangor, ME 04401, USA
John Bapst sits perched just above downtown Bangor, a safe, small-city in eastern Maine
It is 10 minutes from Bangor International Airport and bus stations
Colleges and Universities that Accepted John Bapst Students 2018-2023
| American University | Georgia Tech | Syracuse University |
| Amherst | Harvard University | Texas A & M |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Husson University | Tufts University |
| Bates College | Indiana University – Bloomington | University of California – Berkeley |
| Bentley University | Johns Hopkins University | University of California – Davis |
| Berklee College of Music | King’s College London | University of California – Irvine |
| Boston College | London School of Economics | University of California – Los Angeles |
| Boston University | Los Angeles College of Music | University of California – San Diego |
| Bowdoin College | Maine College of Art & Design | University of California – Santa Barbara |
| British Columbia | Maine Maritime Academy | University of Colorado |
| Brown University | McGill University | University of Florida |
| Bucknell | Michigan State University | University of Illinois |
| Cal Polytech | Middlebury College | University of Maine |
| Case Western University | Mount Holyoke College | University of Maryland |
| Colby College | New York Film Academy | University of Massachusetts |
| Colorado College | New York University | University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill |
| Columbia University | Northeastern University | University of Pennsylvania |
| Connecticut College | Northwestern University | University of Southern California |
| Cornell University | Oberlin College | University of Texas |
| Culinary Institute of America | Ohio State University | University of Toronto |
| Dalhousie University | Pennsylvania State University | University of Vermont |
| Dartmouth College | Pratt Institute | University of Virginia |
| DePauw University | Princeton University | University of Washington |
| Dickinson College | Purdue University | University of Wisconsin |
| Duke University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Vanderbilt University |
| Edinburgh | Rhode Island School of Design | Vassar College |
| Emerson | Ringling College of Art & Design | Villanova |
| Emory University | Rutgers University | Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
| Fashion Institute of Design | San Jose State | Washington University – St. Louis |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | Savannah College of Art & Design | Wellesley College |
| Fordham University | Smith College | William & Mary |
| George Washington University | Stanford University | Worcester Polytechnic University |
| Georgetown University | Stony Brook University | |
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