Public schools in Maryland
1,408 operating public schools in 25 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,408
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
891,525
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
61,767.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
50
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 15 Maryland districts have full profiles so far; search all 25.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Silver Spring | 211 | 159,181 | — |
| Prince George's County Public Schools | Upper Marlboro | 199 | 132,123 | — |
| Baltimore County Public Schools | Baltimore | 178 | 110,024 | — |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Glen Burnie | 128 | 85,029 | — |
| Baltimore City Public Schools | Baltimore | 151 | 76,807 | — |
| Howard County Public Schools | Columbia | 78 | 57,565 | 13.5 |
| Frederick County Public Schools | Frederick | 69 | 48,054 | 16 |
| Harford County Public Schools | Bel Air | 55 | 37,771 | 14.3 |
| Charles County Public Schools | Waldorf | 40 | 28,162 | 14.9 |
| Carroll County Public Schools | Westminster | 44 | 26,141 | — |
| Washington County Public Schools | Hagerstown | 43 | 22,772 | 15.1 |
| St. Mary's County Public Schools | Lexington Park | 27 | 16,905 | 16 |
| Wicomico County Public Schools | Salisbury | 25 | 15,582 | 12.8 |
| Cecil County Public Schools | Elkton | 29 | 14,853 | 14.1 |
| Calvert County Public Schools | Prince Frederick | 25 | 14,849 | — |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 20.5% | |
| Suburb | 55.5% | |
| Town | 6.8% | |
| Rural | 17.1% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 890 | |
| High | 253 | |
| Middle | 228 | |
| Other | 27 | |
| Prekindergarten | 10 |
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.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.