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Kent County Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maryland for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 392 students in Kent County Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maryland.
Public Middle School in Kent County Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Maryland public middle school average of 13%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maryland public middle school average of 70% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MD)
# Schools
5 Schools
370 Schools
# Students
1,786 Students
243,059 Students
# Teachers
165 Teachers
17,051 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Kent County Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 25 school districts in Maryland (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#20 out of 25 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
20%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.72
# American Indian Students
5 Students
650 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
11 Students
14,120 Students
% Asian Students
1%
6%
# Hispanic Students
207 Students
47,720 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
20%
# Black Students
424 Students
95,193 Students
% Black Students
24%
39%
# White Students
987 Students
73,533 Students
% White Students
55%
30%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
361 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
152 Students
11,361 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
79
2,767
# Students in K Grade:
125
5,191
# Students in 1st Grade:
124
5,269
# Students in 2nd Grade:
127
5,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
129
5,608
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
5,892
# Students in 5th Grade:
135
6,146
# Students in 6th Grade:
143
62,261
# Students in 7th Grade:
121
67,401
# Students in 8th Grade:
128
69,286
# Students in 9th Grade:
143
2,585
# Students in 10th Grade:
152
1,876
# Students in 11th Grade:
142
1,664
# Students in 12th Grade:
121
1,754
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,307 is higher than the state median of $19,738. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,222 is higher than the state median of $18,654. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$17,412 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$16,456 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,307
$19,738
Spending / Student
$21,222
$18,654
Best Kent County Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kent County Middle School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
402 E Campus Avenue
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-1771
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-1771
Grades: 6-8
| 392 students
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