Public schools in Maryland

1,408 public schools and 25 school districts in Maryland: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.

Public schools

Maryland has 1,408 public schools with 891,525 students and 14.5 students per teacher (US: 15.2).

2.8% of students attend one of its 50 charter schools.

665 schools serve free meals to every student.

Districts with schools here, by students here.

District	Schools	Students	Spending / student
Montgomery County Public Schools	211	159,181	$20,107
Prince George's County Public Schools	199	132,123	$21,592
Baltimore County Public Schools	178	110,024	$19,356
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	128	85,029	$19,124
Baltimore City Public Schools	151	76,807	$24,053
Howard County Public Schools	78	57,565	$20,296
Frederick County Public Schools	69	48,054	$17,172
Harford County Public Schools	55	37,771	$17,479
Charles County Public Schools	40	28,162	$18,598
Carroll County Public Schools	44	26,141	$16,773
Washington County Public Schools	43	22,772	$17,516
St. Mary's County Public Schools	27	16,905	$18,215

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Montgomery Blair High	9–12	3,266	16.4	Silver Spring
Walter Johnson High	9–12	3,016	18.1	Bethesda
High Point HighFree meals for all	9–12	3,012	17.6	Beltsville
Wheaton High	9–12	2,794	16.2	Silver Spring

Sources

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).

District	Schools	Students	Spending / student
Montgomery County Public Schools	211	159,181	$20,107
Prince George's County Public Schools	199	132,123	$21,592
Baltimore County Public Schools	178	110,024	$19,356
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	128	85,029	$19,124
Baltimore City Public Schools	151	76,807	$24,053
Howard County Public Schools	78	57,565	$20,296
Frederick County Public Schools	69	48,054	$17,172
Harford County Public Schools	55	37,771	$17,479
Charles County Public Schools	40	28,162	$18,598
Carroll County Public Schools	44	26,141	$16,773
Washington County Public Schools	43	22,772	$17,516
St. Mary's County Public Schools	27	16,905	$18,215
Wicomico County Public Schools	25	15,582	$19,183
Cecil County Public Schools	29	14,853	$18,306
Calvert County Public Schools	25	14,849	$20,920
Allegany County Public Schools	22	8,113	$19,329
Queen Anne's County Public Schools	14	7,478	$31,712
Worcester County Public Schools	14	7,002	$24,221
Caroline County Public Schools	10	5,648	$20,202
Dorchester County Public Schools	13	4,586	$26,317
Talbot County Public Schools	8	4,485	$17,384
Garrett County Public Schools	11	3,405	$28,991
Somerset County Public Schools	8	2,901	$28,108
Kent County Public Schools	5	1,694	$54,576
SEED School of MarylandState-operated agency	1	395	—