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Centreville, Maryland - 14 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Queen Anne's County Public Schools #4 of 24 districts in Maryland (state average 52). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,681 per pupil, Queen Anne's County Public Schools ranks #2 of 24 Maryland districts by per-pupil spending (Maryland districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,387
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$30,681
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Queen Anne's County Public Schools operates 14 public schools serving 7,387 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Maryland. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 3 middle, 3 elementary, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Queen Anne's County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,681 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 3 of 24 Maryland districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maryland compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.4% local, 67.4% state, and 4.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 76/100, ranked #4 of 24 in Maryland against a state average of 52, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (45 AP courses district-wide), a 411:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.8% White, 14.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sudlersville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 58.9/100.
Its largest campus is Kent Island High School, enrolling 1,153 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sudlersville Elementary School, at 315 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kent Island High School accounts for 15.4% of all Queen Anne's County Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Queen Anne's County Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Queen Anne's County Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Queen Anne's County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 315 students (lowest) to 1,153 students (highest), a spread of 838 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.
Queen Anne's County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 411:1 — 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.
Queen Anne's County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 29.1% — 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 Queen Anne's County Public Schools is typically wider than the Queen Anne's County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County Public Schools?
Queen Anne's County Public Schools has 14 schools, including 2 high, 6 combined, 3 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,387 students.
How much does Queen Anne's County Public Schools spend per student?
Queen Anne's County Public Schools spends $30,681 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #4 in Maryland.
What is the demographic composition of Queen Anne's County Public Schools?
Queen Anne's County Public Schools students are 71.8% White, 14.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Queen Anne's County Public Schools?
Queen Anne's County Public Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #4 out of 24 districts in Maryland.