Charles County Public Schools
A public school district in La Plata, Maryland, with 40 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 28,162
- Students enrolled
- 1,958
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,105.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,415
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 28,162 in 2024–25
- Ranks 237th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th of 25 in Maryland. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,415 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 61% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Charles County Public Schools spent $17,415 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,816 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,415 | $480.6 million | 27,598 |
| FY2022 | $16,671 | $448.0 million | 26,875 |
| FY2021 | $16,152 | $432.4 million | 26,768 |
| FY2020 | $15,280 | $420.5 million | 27,521 |
| FY2019 | $14,732 | $399.4 million | 27,108 |
| FY2018 | $14,287 | $384.2 million | 26,891 |
| FY2017 | $14,268 | $376.5 million | 26,390 |
| FY2016 | $13,839 | $364.1 million | 26,307 |
| FY2015 | $13,831 | $363.2 million | 26,258 |
| FY2014 | $13,556 | $358.6 million | 26,455 |
| FY2013 | $12,996 | $346.3 million | 26,644 |
| FY2012 | $12,764 | $341.8 million | 26,778 |
| FY2011 | $12,700 | $341.0 million | 26,850 |
| FY2010 | $12,731 | $340.9 million | 26,779 |
| FY2009 | $12,323 | $329.4 million | 26,727 |
| FY2008 | $11,954 | $318.9 million | 26,676 |
| FY2007 | $10,737 | $285.9 million | 26,623 |
| FY2006 | $9,763 | $257.8 million | 26,406 |
| FY2005 | $8,816 | $229.4 million | 26,026 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $42.3 million | 7.3% |
| State | $275.2 million | 47.2% |
| Local | $265.6 million | 45.6% |
| Total | $583.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
40 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2400270
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Maryland — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Maryland — A to Z, each with its page.
- Maryland on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved