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Rockville, Maryland - 208 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Montgomery County Public Schools #14 of 24 districts in Maryland (state average 52). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,101 per pupil, Montgomery County Public Schools ranks #11 of 24 Maryland districts by per-pupil spending (Maryland districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
160,554
Total Enrollment
208
Schools
$18,101
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Montgomery County Public Schools operates 208 public schools serving 160,554 students, placing it among the largest districts in Maryland. The school portfolio breaks down into 104 combined, 40 middle, 38 elementary, 26 high schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,101 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 24 Maryland districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maryland compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.0% local, 23.7% state, and 10.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #14 of 24 in Maryland against a state average of 52, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 26 of 208 schools offering Advanced Placement (532 AP courses district-wide), a 372.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% White, 21.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is College Gardens Elementary, with a diversity index of 77.8/100.
Its largest campus is Montgomery Blair High, enrolling 3,266 students (2% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alternative Programs, at 1 students, a 3266x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Montgomery County Public Schools school enrollment varies 3266× across entities
Montgomery County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 3,266 students (highest), a spread of 3,265 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Montgomery County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — 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.
Montgomery County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Montgomery County Public Schools is typically wider than the Montgomery County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Public Schools?
Montgomery County Public Schools has 208 schools, including 26 high, 40 middle, 104 combined, 38 elementary. Total enrollment is 160,554 students.
How much does Montgomery County Public Schools spend per student?
Montgomery County Public Schools spends $18,101 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #14 in Maryland.
What is the demographic composition of Montgomery County Public Schools?
Montgomery County Public Schools students are 35.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% White, 21.4% African American, 13.1% Asian, averaged across 208 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Montgomery County Public Schools?
Montgomery County Public Schools has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #14 out of 24 districts in Maryland.