Catoctin High vs Frederick High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Catoctin High Frederick High
Location Thurmont, MD Frederick, MD
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 823 1,821
Student:Teacher Ratio 18.7:1 17.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 31.0% 44.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Catoctin High Frederick High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,833 $16,833
District Frederick County Public Schools Frederick County Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Catoctin High Frederick High
White 82.0% 18.1%
African American 2.6% 26.1%
Hispanic or Latino 10.3% 43.5%
Asian 0.9% 5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.0% 6.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Catoctin High Frederick High
AP Courses Offered 9 29
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 274.3:1 260.1:1
Chronic Absenteeism 31.6% 35.6%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 9 8
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.