St. Mary's County Public Schools 鈥� Leonardtown, MD

Key statistics

16,905

Students enrolled

27

Public schools

1,084

Classroom teachers (FTE)

15.6:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Pre-K 523
Kindergarten 1,103
Grade 1 1,152
Grade 2 1,210
Grade 3 1,242
Grade 4 1,298
Grade 5 1,271
Grade 6 1,252
Grade 7 1,224
Grade 8 1,289
Grade 9 1,430
Grade 10 1,355
Grade 11 1,237
Grade 12 1,319

By race/ethnicity

White 59%
Black or African American 19%
Hispanic/Latino 10%
Two or more races 9%
Asian 2%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <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

41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 6,906 of 16,905 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 34%
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

$18,215 spent per student on day-to-day operations Maryland median: $19,732 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $10,347
Support services $7,281
Other (food service, etc.) $587

Where the money comes from

Local 44%
State 47%
Federal 9%

Total revenue $346.4 milliontotal spending $342.7 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: FringeStudents: 61% rural, 31% suburb, 6% town, 2% city

Total staff (FTE)

2,282

District office

23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown MD 20650

Phone

(301) 475-5511

County

St. Mary's County

Official website

NCES District ID

2400600

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About St. Mary's County Public Schools

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Welcome to St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS). With approximately聽17,449 students, our school system is large enough to offer a wide variety of academic programs and services, and small enough to maintain an atmosphere of friendliness, helpfulness, and personalized service. As a school system, we are focused on student achievement and assuring that our students meet rigorous standards; at SMCPS all children can and will learn. Our goal is to focus our efforts to create a total community committed to learning and safety for ALL children. By "Working Hard and Being Nice," we have an opportunity to provide an optimal teaching and learning environment that is second to none. We look forward to working with you as we "Chart a Course to Excellence.

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