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La Plata, Maryland - 37 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Charles County Public Schools #19 of 24 districts in Maryland (state average 52). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,671 per pupil, Charles County Public Schools ranks #16 of 24 Maryland districts by per-pupil spending (Maryland districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
27,598
Total Enrollment
37
Schools
$16,671
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Charles County Public Schools operates 37 public schools serving 27,598 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Maryland. The school portfolio breaks down into 22 combined, 8 middle, 7 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Charles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,671 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 24 Maryland districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maryland compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.0% local, 44.3% state, and 10.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #19 of 24 in Maryland against a state average of 52, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 37 schools offering Advanced Placement (139 AP courses district-wide), a 457.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.7% African American, 18.5% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gale-Bailey Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.0/100.
Its largest campus is North Point High School, enrolling 1,960 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School, at 269 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Charles County Public Schools school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities
Charles County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 269 students (lowest) to 1,960 students (highest), a spread of 1,691 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Charles County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 458:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Charles County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Charles County Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Charles County Public Schools?
Charles County Public Schools has 37 schools, including 7 high, 8 middle, 22 combined. Total enrollment is 27,598 students.
How much does Charles County Public Schools spend per student?
Charles County Public Schools spends $16,671 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #19 in Maryland.
What is the demographic composition of Charles County Public Schools?
Charles County Public Schools students are 54.7% African American, 18.5% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 37 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Charles County Public Schools?
Charles County Public Schools has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #19 out of 24 districts in Maryland.