Charles County Public Schools
Public school district based in Waldorf, Maryland. NCES district ID 2400270; state ID MD-08.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
40
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
28,162
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,893.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.9
Charter schoolsDefinition
1
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,157 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,756 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,825 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,897 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,946 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,935 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,009 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,003 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,149 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,049 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,628 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,338 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,199 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,271 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 2.9% | |
| Black or African American | 57.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 8.0% | |
| White | 16.0% | |
| Not Specified | 0.0% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.0% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 20, Town 5, Rural 15.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Point High School Waldorf | 9–12 | Regular | 1,960 | 127.0 | 15.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| St. Charles High School Waldorf | 9–12 | Regular | 1,617 | 96.0 | 16.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Thomas Stone High School Waldorf | 9–12 | Regular | 1,230 | 85.0 | 14.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| La Plata High School La Plata | 9–12 | Regular | 1,217 | 74.0 | 16.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Westlake High School Waldorf | 9–12 | Regular | 1,216 | 74.0 | 16.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Maurice J. McDonough High School Pomfret | 9–12 | Regular | 1,163 | 74.0 | 15.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Henry E. Lackey High School Indian Head | 9–12 | Regular | 1,033 | 63.0 | 16.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Theodore G. Davis Middle School Waldorf | 6–8 | Regular | 999 | 65.0 | 15.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Waldorf | 6–8 | Regular | 920 | 54.0 | 17 | Suburb: Midsize |
| William A. Diggs Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 876 | 52.0 | 16.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf | 6–8 | Regular | 862 | 49.0 | 17.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Arthur Middleton Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 774 | 49.0 | 15.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| John Hanson Middle School Waldorf | 6–8 | Regular | 727 | 59.0 | 12.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Berry Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 726 | 45.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Matthew Henson Middle School Indian Head | 6–8 | Regular | 701 | 38.0 | 18.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Billingsley Elementary School White Plains | PK–5 | Regular | 687 | 45.0 | 15.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Milton M. Somers Middle School La Plata | 6–8 | Regular | 671 | 49.0 | 13.7 | Town: Fringe |
| Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School La Plata | PK–5 | Regular | 663 | 36.0 | 18.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 661 | 41.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| J. C. Parks Elementary School Indian Head | PK–5 | Regular | 653 | 39.0 | 16.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| William B. Wade Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 651 | 40.0 | 16.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| J. P. Ryon Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 640 | 44.0 | 14.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mary B. Neal Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 626 | 40.0 | 15.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mary H. Matula Elementary School La Plata | PK–5 | Regular | 610 | 42.0 | 14.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 598 | 36.0 | 16.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Piccowaxen Middle School Newburg | 6–8 | Regular | 578 | 43.0 | 13.4 | Rural: Distant |
| T. C. Martin Elementary School Bryantown | PK–5 | Regular | 538 | 33.0 | 16.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dr. James Craik Elementary School Pomfret | PK–5 | Regular | 520 | 39.0 | 13.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| General Smallwood Middle School Indian Head | 6–8 | Regular | 500 | 36.0 | 13.9 | Town: Fringe |
| Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 497 | 34.0 | 14.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Eva Turner Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 494 | 34.0 | 14.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Indian Head Elementary School Indian Head | PK–5 | Regular | 443 | 32.0 | 13.8 | Town: Fringe |
| Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School Newburg | PK–5 | Regular | 428 | 28.0 | 15.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Malcolm Elementary School Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 415 | 30.0 | 13.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary Waldorf | PK–5 | Regular | 412 | 32.0 | 12.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Gale-Bailey Elementary School Marbury | PK–5 | Regular | 344 | 28.0 | 12.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School Nanjemoy | PK–5 | Regular | 269 | 24.0 | 11.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Phoenix International School of the ArtsCharter La Plata | 6–8 | Regular | 243 | 15.0 | 16.2 | Town: Fringe |
| F. B. Gwynn Educational Center La Plata | PK–8 | Alternative | 0 | 32.0 | — | Town: Fringe |
| Robert D. Stethem Educational Center Pomfret | 5–12 | Alternative | 0 | 37.0 | — | Rural: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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