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Great Mills High School

21130 Great Mills Rd

Tel: (301)863-4001

Great Mills High School serves 1,549 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the MD average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 60%.
Great Mills High School operates within the St. Mary's County School District.
St. Mary's County School District's 83% graduation rate is lower than the MD state average of 84%.

The student population of 1549 students has declined by 6% over five years.
The teacher population of 87 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.67 is more than the state average of 0.40. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MD) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	15:1

Asian	4%	6%

Hispanic	9%	15%

Black	36%	34%

White	44%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	7%	4%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.67	0.40

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	29%	39%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	6%

St. Mary's County School District's student population of 17,887 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,413 in this district is less than the state average of $13,687. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $13,514 is higher than the state average of $13,479. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	St. Mary's County School District
Number of Schools Managed	27	28
Number of Students Managed	17,887	17,887

Graduation Rate	83%	84%

District Total Revenue	$239 MM	$245 MM

District Spending	$241 MM	$241 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,413	$13,687

District Spending / Student	$13,514	$13,479

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores