Thurmont Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Thurmont, Maryland

Thurmont Primary in Thurmont, Maryland enrolled 350 students in 2024-25 with 24.6 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

307 students in 2022-23, 329 students in 2023-24, 350 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.9 to 24.6.

Students enrolled at Thurmont Primary by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233072023-243292024-25350
Students enrolled at Thurmont Primary by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233072023-243292024-25350
Students enrolled at Thurmont Primary by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233072023-243292024-25350
Students enrolled at Thurmont Primary by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233072023-243292024-25350
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330721.914.0
2023-2432921.015.7
2024-2535024.614.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 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.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Thurmont Primary 14.2; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThurmont Primary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Thurmont Primary 14.2; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThurmont Primary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Thurmont Primary 14.2; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThurmont Primary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Thurmont Primary 14.2; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThurmont Primary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

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 285 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thurmont Primary enrolled 285 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 285 of the 285 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.9% of students were White, 11.7% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.9%
  2. Hispanic11.7%
  3. Two or more races4.6%
  4. Black2.3%
  5. Asian0.6%

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 Thurmont

3 public elementary schools in Thurmont report 2024-25 enrollment; Thurmont Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Thurmont Primary35014.246.6%
Thurmont Elementary28312.642.0%
Lewistown Elementary15210.554.6%

All public schools in Thurmont →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thurmont Primary

  1. Thurmont ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 283 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Lewistown ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 152 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Thurmont Primary with Thurmont ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Frederick County Public Schools spends per student$16,233 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,233
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandThurmont Primary is the number 679 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#679 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  7. 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 Thurmont Primary

  1. How many students attend Thurmont Primary?
    350 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 307 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Thurmont, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thurmont Primary?
    14.2 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.
  3. Is Thurmont Primary a Title I school?
    Thurmont Primary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Thurmont Primary in?
    Frederick County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240033001166 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.

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