School district · Maryland
Wicomico County Public Schools
Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland: 25 public schools with 15,582 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,183 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 25
- Students
- 15,582
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- MD 14.1 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $19,183
- 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)
- 1,229
- Counselors (FTE)
- 82.0
- Students per counselor
- 190
- MD 309 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 10.0
- Librarians (FTE): 24.0
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%39%proficient
+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Maryland
Median 48% · 25 school districts compared
6,438 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Maryland: 28%26%proficient
+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Maryland
Median 30% · 25 school districts compared
6,340 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.
- Federal
- 13% · $43M
- State
- 69% · $234M
- Local
- 18% · $62.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,613
- Support services
- $6,842
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $53.2M
- Long-term debt
- $107.8M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaver Run SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 741 | 14.5 | — | — |
Charles H. Chipman ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–1 | 303 | 12.4 | — | — |
Delmar ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 914 | 17.2 | 45% | 44% |
East Salisbury ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 486 | 12.8 | 21% | 16% |
Fruitland IntermediateFree meals for all | 3–5 | 343 | 11.8 | 40% | 36% |
Fruitland PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 445 | 12.4 | — | — |
Glen Avenue SchoolFree meals for all | 2–5 | 386 | 10.4 | 19% | 20% |
North Salisbury ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 526 | 12.8 | 60% | 52% |
Northwestern ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 340 | 15.5 | 56% | 42% |
Pemberton ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 506 | 11.5 | 28% | 21% |
Pinehurst ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 564 | 12.5 | 28% | 22% |
Prince Street SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 976 | 15.3 | 22% | 24% |
West SalisburyFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 409 | 13.2 | — | — |
Westside IntermediateFree meals for all | 2–5 | 342 | 13.7 | 46% | 47% |
Westside PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–1 | 201 | 15.5 | — | — |
Willards ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 311 | 16.4 | 59% | 60% |
Bennett MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 963 | 11.9 | 40% | 14% |
Pittsville Elementary & MiddleFree meals for all | 4–8 | 325 | 9.6 | 51% | 29% |
Salisbury MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 847 | 8.8 | 45% | 22% |
Wicomico MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 827 | 11.2 | 27% | 7.1% |
James M. Bennett HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,474 | 15.5 | — | — |
Mardela Middle & HighFree meals for all | 6–12 | 742 | 14.3 | 60% | 27% |
Parkside HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,272 | 11.8 | — | — |
Wicomico County Evening HighAlternative | 9–12 | 35 | 3.2 | — | — |
Wicomico HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,304 | 14.2 | — | — |
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
- 2424 Northgate Drive Suite 100, Salisbury, MD 21801
- Phone
- (410)677-4400
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.