Maryland · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Maryland

Schools in Maryland ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Washington Academy and High School tops the list: its district, Somerset County Public Schools, spends $24,750 per student, against a Maryland average of $18,753.

$24,750
per-student spend in Somerset County Public Schools: $18,753
Maryland average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Washington Academy and High SchoolPrincess Anne · other	Somerset County Public Schools	619	$24,750
2	Carter G Woodson ElementaryCrisfield · other	Somerset County Public Schools	512	$24,750
3	Greenwood Elementary SchoolPrincess Anne · elementary	Somerset County Public Schools	507	$24,750
4	Princess Anne Elementary SchoolPrincess Anne · other	Somerset County Public Schools	391	$24,750
5	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate SchoolWestover · middle	Somerset County Public Schools	389	$24,750
6	Crisfield Academy and High SchoolCrisfield · other	Somerset County Public Schools	366	$24,750
7	Deal Island SchoolDeal Island · other	Somerset County Public Schools	117	$24,750
8	Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,714	$22,977
9	Baltimore Polytechnic InstituteBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,632	$22,977
10	Baltimore City CollegeBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,470	$22,977
11	Kipp Harmony AcademyBaltimore · elementary	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,399	$22,977
12	Roland Park Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,371	$22,977
13	Digital Harbor High SchoolBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,359	$22,977
14	Patterson HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,330	$22,977
15	Western HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,290	$22,977
16	Paul Laurence Dunbar HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,087	$22,977
17	Lakeland Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,070	$22,977
18	John Ruhrah Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,061	$22,977
19	Carver Vocational-Technical HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,041	$22,977
20	Forest Park HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,024	$22,977
21	Academy for College and Career ExplorationBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	967	$22,977
22	Hampstead Hill AcademyBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	933	$22,977
23	The Belair-Edison SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	911	$22,977
24	Edmondson-Westside HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	910	$22,977
25	Leith Walk Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	910	$22,977
26	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237Baltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	899	$22,977
27	Walter P. Carter Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	834	$22,977
28	Graceland Park/O'donnell Heights Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	831	$22,977
29	Green Street AcademyBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	808	$22,977
30	Hamilton Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	801	$22,977
31	National Academy FoundationBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	801	$22,977
32	Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	799	$22,977
33	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville CoveBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	786	$22,977
34	Mount Royal Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	786	$22,977
35	Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	774	$22,977
36	Armistead Gardens Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	773	$22,977
37	Baltimore International AcademyBaltimore · elementary	Baltimore City Public Schools	749	$22,977
38	Wildwood Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	743	$22,977
39	Cross Country Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	740	$22,977
40	Pimlico Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	732	$22,977
41	Patterson Park Public Charter SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	730	$22,977
42	The Reach! Partnership SchoolBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	724	$22,977
43	Francis Scott Key Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	722	$22,977
44	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	717	$22,977
45	Bay-Brook Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	706	$22,977
46	Fort Worthington Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · elementary	Baltimore City Public Schools	705	$22,977
47	Moravia Park ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	655	$22,977
48	Holabird AcademyBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	650	$22,977
49	Northwood ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	641	$22,977
50	Elmer a. Henderson: a Johns Hopkins PartnershipBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	636	$22,977
51	Glenmount Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	628	$22,977
52	Fallstaff Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	611	$22,977
53	Baltimore Montessori Public Charter SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	604	$22,977
54	James Mchenry Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	588	$22,977
55	Montebello Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	542	$22,977
56	Frederick Douglass HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	539	$22,977
57	Waverly Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	534	$22,977
58	Thomas Johnson Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	532	$22,977
59	Arlington ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	529	$22,977
60	Hazelwood Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	524	$22,977
61	Connexions: a Community Based Arts SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	523	$22,977
62	The Mount Washington SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	516	$22,977
63	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · elementary	Baltimore City Public Schools	513	$22,977
64	Beechfield Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	510	$22,977
65	Hampden Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	508	$22,977
66	Baltimore Design SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	503	$22,977
67	Woodhome Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	496	$22,977
68	Tunbridge Public Charter SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	493	$22,977
69	Franklin Square Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	490	$22,977
70	Medfield Heights ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	485	$22,977
71	City Springs Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	483	$22,977
72	North Bend Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	482	$22,977
73	Reginald F. Lewis HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	481	$22,977
74	Katherine Johnson Global AcademyBaltimore · elementary	Baltimore City Public Schools	473	$22,977
75	Curtis Bay ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	470	$22,977
76	Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	466	$22,977
77	Bard High School Early CollegeBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	459	$22,977
78	Morrell Park Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	451	$22,977
79	Coppin AcademyBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	450	$22,977
80	Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	443	$22,977
81	Dorothy I. Height ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	435	$22,977
82	Harford Heights ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	435	$22,977
83	Arundel ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	434	$22,977
84	Furman Templeton Preparatory AcademyBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	433	$22,977
85	Mary E. Rodman ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	431	$22,977
86	City Neighbors HighBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	416	$22,977
87	William Paca ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	414	$22,977
88	Furley ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	410	$22,977
89	Govans ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	410	$22,977
90	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement AcademyBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	410	$22,977
91	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215Baltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	405	$22,977
92	Harlem Park Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	402	$22,977
93	Park Heights AcademyBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	390	$22,977
94	Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts AcademyBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	386	$22,977
95	Tench Tilghman Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	376	$22,977
96	Barclay Elementary/MiddleBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	373	$22,977
97	Southwest Baltimore Charter SchoolBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	363	$22,977
98	Cecil ElementaryBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	348	$22,977
99	Empowerment AcademyBaltimore · other	Baltimore City Public Schools	344	$22,977
100	Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual ArtsBaltimore · high	Baltimore City Public Schools	337	$22,977

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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