Ararat School, and assigned building number 73 to commemorate the year of launch, opened for the students of its four sending towns: Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell, and Topsham, Maine.

In 2001, middle school students, faculty, and staff moved into a new building, now the Mt.

75 received acceptance on an application to the state to either renovate or build a new high school.

The then superintendent, Brad Smith, presented the district as hoping to be eligible for building a new school.

Ararat High School's colors are royal blue, red, and white.

Men's Baseball - The Eagles reached the Class A State Title game twice.

[12] Softball - The Eagles reached the Maine State Class A title game twice.

[13] Women's Track & Field - The Eagles have won three different Maine State Class A Titles, coming in 1975, 1992, and 2005.

Cuyler Goodwin holds the state record in the Girls 400 m dash (57.17) set in 1994.

Jen Moreau held the 1600 m run (4:57.27) record for 10 years until it was broken in 2009 by Abbey Leonardi of Kennebunk with a time of 4:56.64.

[14] Additionally, the Eagles have won three different Maine State Class A Indoor titles, coming in 1993, 1994, and 1997.

[17] Andy Caron won the individual Class A state title in 1999, and Lisandro Berry-Gaviria won in three consecutive years from 2017-2019, a feat accomplished by no other male Class A cross-country runner since 1979.

[18] Gymnastics - Though the Eagles have never won a state title, they did have two "All-Around" champions.