Maryland Public Schools

Maryland is the #27 largest school system in the United States, serving 852,185 students across 1,450 public schools. There are 56 Blue Ribbon Schools, 90 magnet schools, 44 charter schools, and 36 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(MD) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a
% Asian		 6%
% Hispanic		 11%
% Black		 37%
% White		 43%
Unknown		 3%

Maryland Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Allegany County 4 4 15
2. Anne Arundel County 24 25 83
3. Baltimore County 33 33 109
4. Baltimore City County 49 36 150
5. Calvert County 7 7 13
6. Caroline County 3 2 5
7. Carroll County 14 11 24
8. Cecil County 6 6 17
9. Charles County 7 9 22
10. Dorchester County 3 2 7
11. Frederick County 12 15 40
12. Garrett County 2 2 10
13. Harford County 12 10 33
14. Howard County 13 19 43
15. Kent County 1 1 5
16. Montgomery County 33 42 137
17. Prince Georges County 33 31 148
18. Queen Annes County 2 4 9
19. Saint Marys County 4 4 18
20. Somerset County 3 1 5
21. Talbot County 2 1 5
22. Washington County 12 9 28
23. Wicomico County 5 4 18
24. Worcester County 5 5 6

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