Washington County Public Schools
Public school district based in Hagerstown, Maryland. NCES district ID 2400660; state ID MD-21.
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
43
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
22,772
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,505.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,105 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,560 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,619 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,593 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,658 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,630 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,672 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,693 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,619 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,688 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,848 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,704 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,742 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,641 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 2.3% | |
| Black or African American | 16.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 9.5% | |
| White | 53.9% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
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 | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 15, Suburb 14, Town 1, Rural 13.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hagerstown High Hagerstown | 9–12 | Regular | 1,690 | 96.0 | 17.6 | City: Small |
| North Hagerstown High Hagerstown | 9–12 | Regular | 1,583 | 83.0 | 19.1 | City: Small |
| Williamsport High Williamsport | 9–12 | Regular | 1,061 | 57.5 | 18.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Western Heights Middle Hagerstown | 6–8 | Regular | 883 | 73.1 | 12.1 | City: Small |
| E. Russell Hicks Middle Hagerstown | 6–8 | Regular | 841 | 61.1 | 13.8 | City: Small |
| Northern Middle Hagerstown | 6–8 | Regular | 841 | 61.6 | 13.6 | City: Small |
| Boonsboro High Boonsboro | 9–12 | Regular | 838 | 50.8 | 16.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Springfield Middle Williamsport | 6–8 | Regular | 808 | 51.9 | 15.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Pangborn Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 749 | 56.0 | 13.4 | City: Small |
| Smithsburg High Smithsburg | 9–12 | Regular | 733 | 40.9 | 17.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Salem Avenue Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 713 | 50.4 | 14.1 | City: Small |
| Maugansville Elementary Maugansville | PK–5 | Regular | 698 | 47.4 | 14.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Boonsboro Middle Boonsboro | 6–8 | Regular | 673 | 40.1 | 16.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rockland Woods Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 655 | 43.5 | 15 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Ruth Ann Monroe Primary Hagerstown | PK–2 | Regular | 579 | 45.0 | 12.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Smithsburg Middle Smithsburg | 6–8 | Regular | 554 | 35.5 | 15.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Williamsport Elementary Williamsport | PK–5 | Regular | 533 | 36.4 | 14.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Boonsboro Elementary Boonsboro | PK–5 | Regular | 514 | 30.2 | 17 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lincolnshire Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 503 | 37.2 | 13.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 498 | 33.5 | 14.9 | City: Small |
| Bester Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 490 | 43.2 | 11.3 | City: Small |
| Clear Spring High Clear Spring | 9–12 | Regular | 478 | 28.7 | 16.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Eastern Elementary Hagerstown | 3–5 | Regular | 439 | 32.7 | 13.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Fountaindale Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 413 | 27.0 | 15.3 | City: Small |
| Clear Spring Elementary Clear Spring | PK–5 | Regular | 398 | 23.4 | 17 | Rural: Fringe |
| Paramount Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 397 | 26.3 | 15.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Emma K. Doub Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 389 | 21.2 | 18.3 | City: Small |
| Sharpsburg Elementary Sharpsburg | PK–5 | Regular | 362 | 22.9 | 15.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Smithsburg Elementary Smithsburg | PK–5 | Regular | 362 | 21.6 | 16.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Old Forge Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 354 | 23.0 | 15.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Potomac Heights Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 351 | 21.1 | 16.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Hagerstown | 9–12 | Regular | 347 | 24.0 | 14.5 | City: Small |
| Hickory Elementary Williamsport | PK–5 | Regular | 326 | 23.7 | 13.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Fountain Rock Elementary Hagerstown | PK–5 | Regular | 319 | 18.4 | 17.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Clear Spring Middle Clear Spring | 6–8 | Regular | 301 | 23.8 | 12.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Greenbrier Elementary Boonsboro | PK–5 | Regular | 259 | 16.1 | 16.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hancock Middle Senior High Hancock | 6–12 | Regular | 239 | 21.4 | 11.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Hancock Elementary Hancock | PK–5 | Regular | 193 | 16.2 | 11.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary Knoxville | PK–5 | Regular | 186 | 13.1 | 14.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Cascade Elementary Cascade | PK–5 | Regular | 137 | 7.1 | 19.3 | Town: Fringe |
| Marshall Street School Hagerstown | PK–12 | Special Education | 47 | 13.0 | 3.6 | City: Small |
| Washington County Job Development Center Hagerstown | 12 | Special Education | 38 | 6.0 | 6.3 | City: Small |
| Evening High School Hagerstown | 9–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
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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