School district · Maryland

Frederick County Public Schools

Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland: 69 public schools with 48,054 students and 15.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,172 per student in FY2024.

Schools
69
4 charter
Students
48,054
Students per teacher
15.7
MD 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,172
MD $20.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
3,063
Counselors (FTE)
180
Students per counselor
267
MD 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
38.5
Librarians (FTE): 64.8

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maryland's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maryland: 49%

62%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Maryland

Median 48% · 25 school districts compared

21,063 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maryland: 28%

39%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in Maryland

Median 30% · 25 school districts compared

19,989 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.9K15
$13.1K16
$13.1K17
$13.0K18
$13.4K19
$13.6K20
$14.6K21
$15.0K22
$16.2K23
$17.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.5% · $50.8M
State
46% · $427.5M
Local
49% · $454.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,929
Support services
$5,816
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$82.1M
Long-term debt
$302.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 41Middle schools: 13High schools: 13Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–571513.856%35%
Pre-K–568016.281%72%
Pre-K–580416.561%48%
Pre-K–560712.749%31%
Pre-K–831717.568%22%
Pre-K–553015.451%47%
Pre-K–547116.183%69%
Pre-K–552814.978%69%
Pre-K–521112.961%50%
K–837613.776%54%
Pre-K–556115.768%51%
K–585016.969%59%
Pre-K–558110.228%14%
K–544816.570%56%
Pre-K–515210.539%38%
Pre-K–526515.660%47%
Pre-K–561512.448%34%
3–546014.771%62%
Pre-K–246316.6——
Pre-K–552312.652%37%
K–540217.075%71%
Pre-K–557116.678%72%
Pre-K–526913.970%55%
Pre-K–566014.561%35%
Pre-K–51,16716.569%58%
Pre-K–561315.861%35%
Pre-K–526314.767%43%
K–819614.850%22%
Pre-K–560515.465%51%
K–584519.073%64%
3–528312.650%38%
Pre-K–235014.2——
Pre-K–579315.256%40%
Pre-K–570318.070%59%
Pre-K–573618.472%63%
Pre-K–552516.560%44%
Pre-K–569215.454%44%
Pre-K–596512.429%19%
Pre-K–577916.061%41%
Pre-K–516314.683%65%
Pre-K–562816.663%48%
6–877716.456%21%
6–863816.260%24%
6–899615.142%13%
6–857315.558%27%
6–878418.273%33%
6–871013.049%15%
6–867617.165%30%
6–81,08517.873%41%
6–850714.745%12%
6–81,09017.682%49%
6–877916.166%31%
6–882014.846%16%
6–881217.575%45%
9–1291018.6——
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Frederick County VirtualAlternativeFully virtual
9–120———
9–121,82117.2——
9–122,06617.4——
Heather RidgeAlternativeFree meals for all
6–12502.9——
9–121,64719.5——
9–121,05919.8——
9–121,70219.5——
9–121,73519.5——
9–121,98920.1——
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Pre-K–1038617.560%33%
Rock CreekSpecial education
Pre-K–12733.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
191 South East Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone
(227)203-3277
Website