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 Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Kent County High tops the list: its district, Kent County Public Schools, spends $52,174 per student, against a Maryland average of $20,446.

$52,174
per-student spend in Kent County Public Schools: $20,446
Maryland average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Kent County High Worton · high	Kent County Public Schools	511	$52,174
2	Kent County Middle School Chestertown · middle	Kent County Public Schools	354	$52,174
3	H. H. Garnett Elementary Chestertown · other	Kent County Public Schools	322	$52,174
4	Galena Elementary School Galena · other	Kent County Public Schools	309	$52,174
5	Rock Hall Elementary Rock Hall · other	Kent County Public Schools	198	$52,174
6	Kent Island High School Stevensville · high	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	1,153	$30,681
7	Queen Anne's County High School Centreville · high	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	1,145	$30,681
8	Centreville Elementary School Centreville · other	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	535	$30,681
9	Centreville Middle School Centreville · middle	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	501	$30,681
10	Kennard Elementary School Centreville · elementary	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	477	$30,681
11	Grasonville Elementary School Grasonville · other	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	472	$30,681
12	Matapeake Elementary School Stevensville · other	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	472	$30,681
13	Kent Island Elementary School Stevensville · other	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	452	$30,681
14	Stevensville Middle School Stevensville · middle	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	452	$30,681
15	Sudlersville Middle School Sudlersville · elementary	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	447	$30,681
16	Bayside Elementary School Stevensville · elementary	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	368	$30,681
17	Matapeake Middle School Stevensville · middle	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	360	$30,681
18	Church Hill Elementary School Church Hill · other	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	329	$30,681
19	Sudlersville Elementary School Sudlersville · other	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	315	$30,681
20	Southern Garrett High School Oakland · high	Garrett County Public Schools	870	$27,740
21	Broad Ford Elementary Oakland · other	Garrett County Public Schools	601	$27,740
22	Northern Garrett High School Accident · high	Garrett County Public Schools	439	$27,740
23	Southern Middle School Oakland · middle	Garrett County Public Schools	434	$27,740
24	Northern Middle School Accident · middle	Garrett County Public Schools	305	$27,740
25	Yough Glades Elementary Oakland · other	Garrett County Public Schools	299	$27,740
26	Accident Elementary Accident · other	Garrett County Public Schools	221	$27,740
27	Grantsville Elementary Grantsville · other	Garrett County Public Schools	204	$27,740
28	Crellin Elementary Oakland · elementary	Garrett County Public Schools	152	$27,740
29	Friendsville Elementary Friendsville · other	Garrett County Public Schools	137	$27,740
30	Route 40 Elementary Frostburg · other	Garrett County Public Schools	123	$27,740
31	Swan Meadow School Oakland · elementary	Garrett County Public Schools	54	$27,740
32	Washington Academy and High School Princess Anne · other	Somerset County Public Schools	619	$26,262
33	Carter G Woodson Elementary Crisfield · other	Somerset County Public Schools	512	$26,262
34	Greenwood Elementary School Princess Anne · elementary	Somerset County Public Schools	507	$26,262
35	Princess Anne Elementary School Princess Anne · other	Somerset County Public Schools	391	$26,262
36	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School Westover · middle	Somerset County Public Schools	389	$26,262
37	Crisfield Academy and High School Crisfield · other	Somerset County Public Schools	366	$26,262
38	Deal Island School Deal Island · other	Somerset County Public Schools	117	$26,262
39	Cambridge-South Dorchester High School Cambridge · high	Dorchester County Public Schools	811	$24,096
40	North Dorchester High School Hurlock · high	Dorchester County Public Schools	526	$24,096
41	Mace's Lane Middle School Cambridge · middle	Dorchester County Public Schools	490	$24,096
42	Maple Elementary School Cambridge · other	Dorchester County Public Schools	483	$24,096
43	North Dorchester Middle School Hurlock · middle	Dorchester County Public Schools	414	$24,096
44	Sandy Hill Elementary Cambridge · other	Dorchester County Public Schools	393	$24,096
45	Hurlock Elementary School Hurlock · other	Dorchester County Public Schools	391	$24,096
46	Warwick Elementary School Secretary · other	Dorchester County Public Schools	346	$24,096
47	Choptank Elementary School Cambridge · other	Dorchester County Public Schools	319	$24,096
48	South Dorchester School Church Creek · other	Dorchester County Public Schools	230	$24,096
49	Vienna Elementary School Vienna · other	Dorchester County Public Schools	183	$24,096
50	Stephen Decatur High Berlin · high	Worcester County Public Schools	1,462	$21,280
51	Stephen Decatur Middle Berlin · middle	Worcester County Public Schools	665	$21,280
52	Showell Elementary Berlin · other	Worcester County Public Schools	638	$21,280
53	Berlin Intermediate Berlin · elementary	Worcester County Public Schools	613	$21,280
54	Ocean City Elementary Ocean City · other	Worcester County Public Schools	566	$21,280
55	Buckingham Elementary Berlin · other	Worcester County Public Schools	518	$21,280
56	Pocomoke Elementary Pocomoke City · other	Worcester County Public Schools	491	$21,280
57	Pocomoke Middle Pocomoke City · elementary	Worcester County Public Schools	465	$21,280
58	Snow Hill Middle Snow Hill · elementary	Worcester County Public Schools	404	$21,280
59	Snow Hill Elementary Snow Hill · other	Worcester County Public Schools	387	$21,280
60	Pocomoke High Pocomoke City · high	Worcester County Public Schools	374	$21,280
61	Snow Hill High Snow Hill · high	Worcester County Public Schools	368	$21,280
62	Cedar Chapel Special School Snow Hill · other	Worcester County Public Schools	51	$21,280
63	Northern High Owings · high	Calvert County Public Schools	1,478	$21,252
64	Huntingtown High School Huntingtown · high	Calvert County Public Schools	1,311	$21,252
65	Calvert High Prince Frederick · high	Calvert County Public Schools	1,080	$21,252
66	Patuxent High Lusby · high	Calvert County Public Schools	928	$21,252
67	Northern Middle Owings · middle	Calvert County Public Schools	745	$21,252
68	Windy Hill Middle Owings · middle	Calvert County Public Schools	669	$21,252
69	Mount Harmony Elementary Owings · elementary	Calvert County Public Schools	656	$21,252
70	Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus Lusby · other	Calvert County Public Schools	641	$21,252
71	Barstow Elementary Prince Frederick · other	Calvert County Public Schools	630	$21,252
72	Plum Point Middle Huntingtown · middle	Calvert County Public Schools	619	$21,252
73	Calvert Middle Prince Frederick · middle	Calvert County Public Schools	607	$21,252
74	Sunderland Elementary Sunderland · other	Calvert County Public Schools	606	$21,252
75	Windy Hill Elementary Owings · other	Calvert County Public Schools	598	$21,252
76	Plum Point Elementary Huntingtown · elementary	Calvert County Public Schools	568	$21,252
77	Dowell Elementary Lusby · other	Calvert County Public Schools	541	$21,252
78	Beach Elementary Chesapeake Beach · other	Calvert County Public Schools	502	$21,252
79	Calvert Elementary Prince Frederick · other	Calvert County Public Schools	495	$21,252
80	Huntingtown Elementary Huntingtown · other	Calvert County Public Schools	475	$21,252
81	Southern Middle Lusby · middle	Calvert County Public Schools	442	$21,252
82	Mill Creek Middle Lusby · middle	Calvert County Public Schools	436	$21,252
83	St Leonard Elementary St Leonard · other	Calvert County Public Schools	401	$21,252
84	Mutual Elementary Port Republic · elementary	Calvert County Public Schools	374	$21,252
85	High Point High Beltsville · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	3,012	$19,234
86	Charles Herbert Flowers High Springdale · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,712	$19,234
87	Parkdale High Riverdale · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,588	$19,234
88	Bowie High Bowie · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,580	$19,234
89	Eleanor Roosevelt High Greenbelt · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,544	$19,234
90	Duval High Lanham · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,522	$19,234
91	Northwestern High Hyattsville · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,396	$19,234
92	Dr. Henry a. Wise Jr. High Upper Marlboro · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,291	$19,234
93	Laurel High Laurel · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,129	$19,234
94	Bladensburg High Bladensburg · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,114	$19,234
95	Suitland High Suitland · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,847	$19,234
96	Chesapeake Math and It Public Charter Laurel · other	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,681	$19,234
97	Oxon Hill High Oxon Hill · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,562	$19,234
98	Chesapeake Math and It South Public Charter Upper Marlboro · other	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,503	$19,234
99	Accokeek Academy Accokeek · elementary	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,445	$19,234
100	Potomac High Oxon Hill · high	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,347	$19,234

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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