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Frederick County Public Schools

Frederick, Maryland · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

48,054
Students enrolled
69
Public schools
3,063
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.7:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 1,586
  • Kindergarten 3,256
  • Grade 1 3,356
  • Grade 2 3,413
  • Grade 3 3,639
  • Grade 4 3,525
  • Grade 5 3,541
  • Grade 6 3,516
  • Grade 7 3,487
  • Grade 8 3,634
  • Grade 9 3,957
  • Grade 10 3,762
  • Grade 11 3,642
  • Grade 12 3,740

By race/ethnicity

  • White 47%
  • Hispanic/Latino 22%
  • Black or African American 15%
  • Asian 8%
  • Two or more races 8%
  • 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.

Free and reduced-price lunch

37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 17,794 of 48,054 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 30%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$17,172 spent per student on day-to-day operations Maryland median: $19,732 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $10,929
  • Support services $5,816
  • Other (food service, etc.) $427

Where the money comes from

  • Local 49%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 5%

Total revenue $932.5 milliontotal spending $922.3 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)

Suburb: MidsizeStudents: 39% suburb, 28% rural, 23% city, 10% town

Total staff (FTE)

7,099

District office

191 South East Street, Frederick MD 21701

County

Frederick County

Official website

NCES District ID

2400330

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About Frederick County Public Schools

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

Frederick County Public Schools' mission is to: 1.REACH our students with exceptional teaching and caring support, 2.CHALLENGE them to achieve their potential, and PREPARE them for success in a global society.Vision-Education is the foundation of our community. Frederick County Public Schools educates its students to become caring, respectful and responsible citizens and family members. Students look forward to school each day. They take full advantage of the rigorous academic curricula and strive to develop their talents. They utilize the power of technology to explore a world of new ideas and information. They acquire the knowledge and skills to achieve and the confidence to succeed, and are rewarded with a wide choice of offers from higher education and employers. FCPS graduates are exceptional 21st century citizens.Outstanding applicants compete to join our system. Employees enjoy the respect of students and the community, opportunities for professional growth, and recognition for their contributions to our system. They value each student and create a learning climate where students can reach for their dreams.Parents, public officials, businesses and citizens actively support our commitment to challenge all students to achieve their potential. The Board of Education and school system staff embrace the community's contributions and are responsible stewards of its resources.Parents choose to send their children to our schools. Businesses and families move to Frederick County because of our schools.
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