Parr's Ridge Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Mt Airy, Maryland
Parr's Ridge Elementary in Mt Airy, Maryland enrolled 391 students in 2024-25 with 26.4 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
426 students in 2022-23, 431 students in 2023-24, 391 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.2 to 26.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 426 | 29.2 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 29.9 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 391 | 26.4 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools
Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 429 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parr's Ridge Elementary enrolled 429 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 429 of the 429 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.7% of students were White, 15.6% Hispanic, 2.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- White77.7%
- Hispanic15.6%
- Asian2.8%
- Black2.0%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Mt Airy
2 public elementary schools in Mt Airy report 2024-25 enrollment; Parr's Ridge Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Ridge Elementary | 703 | 18.0 | 18.3% |
| Parr's Ridge Elementary | 391 | 14.8 | 21.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Parr's Ridge Elementary
- Mount Airy ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 462 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Twin Ridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 703 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Parr's Ridge Elementary with Mount Airy ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Carroll County Public School District spends per student$16,548 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,548
- The largest public schools in MarylandParr's Ridge Elementary is the number 607 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#607 of 881
- Maryland schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Parr's Ridge Elementary
How many students attend Parr's Ridge Elementary?
391 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 426 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mt Airy, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Parr's Ridge Elementary?
14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Parr's Ridge Elementary a Title I school?
Parr's Ridge Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Parr's Ridge Elementary in?
Carroll County Public School District, NCES district ID 2400210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240021001414 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.