Chopticon High School - Morganza, Maryland/MD

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Chopticon High School

25390 Colton Point Rd, Morganza, MD, 20660-9999 -

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Definition of Terms

Chopticon High School

School Level

Middle school

Grades Offered

Grades

County

St. Mary's County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1687 students

% Male / % Female

465% / -365%

Total Classroom Teachers

89 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 435 students

Grade 10 - 464 students

Grade 11 - 427 students

Grade 12 - 361 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	42%	1%
% Asian	n/a	5%
% Hispanic	1%	7%
% Black	10%	36%
% White	9%	47%
% Unknown	38 %	12%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

17%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

St. Marys County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	26	28
Number of Students Managed	16,649 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$171,909,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$168,429,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,325	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$10,116	$9,739

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Chopticon High School is a comprehensive public high school of 1,600+ students in grades 9–12. It offers college preparatory programs and programs that prepare students for business and technical occupations. It serves the community in the northern portion of St. Mary's County, Maryland, between the Potomac River and Patuxent River. The area is mainly rural communities, with a recent rise in suburban development. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent River, government contractors, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St Mary's County government, and traditional agriculture and water-related businesses.
Chopticon High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education. Chopticon High School belongs to the St. Mary's County Public School System (or SMCPS) and is associated with two other county high schools: Great Mills High School and Leonardtown High School.
Chopticon High School Athletics belong to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference, and competes in Division 3A in the state competitions.
Chopticon High School was founded in 1965, as a replacement to Margaret Brent High School (founded in 1921 – now Margaret Brent Middle School).
Motto
Chopticon's motto is "Pride inside".
Music
Chopticon High School has a stupendus Band program led by Mr. Todd Burroughs. They have won several awards for their many achievements in every band course. Their current Marching Band show theme is Les Miserables.
Course Selection
By sophomore year (grade 10) students are given the option to take AP Government, which is the first college placement course available. By junior year the school offers AP Chemistry, AP Environmental, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Physics, AP Music Theory, AP World History, and AP English. These courses offer the students the benefit of potential college credit. This credit is received if the student achieves a set score on an end-of-year exam, one exam for each AP course taken.
Chopticon also offers enrollment into the James K. Polk career and technology center. The "tech" center offers a very wide variety of courses for students to take, most of which are heavily geared toward comprehensive experience in a real career field. A few examples of courses offered are Culinary Arts, Computer Networking, and Engineering Technology. Students who enroll in these courses receive hands-on training in their desired career field.
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