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Dorchester County Public Schools

Cambridge, Maryland · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

4,586
Students enrolled
13
Public schools
352
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.0:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 326
  • Kindergarten 306
  • Grade 1 343
  • Grade 2 286
  • Grade 3 361
  • Grade 4 320
  • Grade 5 328
  • Grade 6 346
  • Grade 7 318
  • Grade 8 315
  • Grade 9 454
  • Grade 10 350
  • Grade 11 308
  • Grade 12 225

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 39%
  • White 38%
  • Hispanic/Latino 14%
  • Two or more races 8%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$26,317 spent per student on day-to-day operations Maryland median: $19,732 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $15,635
  • Support services $9,862
  • Other (food service, etc.) $820

Where the money comes from

  • Local 21%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 17%

Total revenue $127.4 milliontotal spending $128.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: DistantStudents: 63% rural, 37% town

Total staff (FTE)

850

District office

700 Glasgow Street, Cambridge MD 21613

County

Dorchester County

Official website

NCES District ID

2400300

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About Dorchester County Public Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of the Dorchester County Board of Education, in partnership with the community, is to provide leadership for excellence in teaching and learning for all students by:- consistently advocating for resources,- continuously developing sound policies, and - carefully monitoring student progress.
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