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Frederick County Public Schools

A public school district in Frederick, Maryland, with 69 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

48,054
Students enrolled
3,063.4
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
7,098.8
All staff, full-time equivalent
$16,233
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 48,054 in 2024–25
Ranks 99th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 7th of 25 in Maryland. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $16,233 in fiscal year 2023
More than 54% 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

Frederick County Public Schools spent $16,233 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,826 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
Frederick County Public Schools spent $16,233 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,826 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$16,233$761.3 million46,899
FY2022$14,981$677.4 million45,220
FY2021$14,576$630.0 million43,221
FY2020$13,638$597.7 million43,828
FY2019$13,434$573.8 million42,713
FY2018$12,974$546.7 million42,140
FY2017$13,142$543.0 million41,317
FY2016$13,090$532.2 million40,655
FY2015$12,910$526.5 million40,782
FY2014$12,821$521.1 million40,648
FY2013$12,543$507.4 million40,456
FY2012$12,484$504.5 million40,413
FY2011$12,319$495.1 million40,188
FY2010$12,186$489.4 million40,159
FY2009$12,206$489.1 million40,070
FY2008$11,260$455.9 million40,487
FY2007$10,315$414.9 million40,224
FY2006$9,564$379.4 million39,672
FY2005$8,826$348.5 million39,489

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Frederick County Public Schools by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$53.4 million5.7%
State$433.8 million46.5%
Local$446.6 million47.8%
Total$933.9 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

69 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Frederick County Public Schools
SchoolStudents
Ballenger Creek Elementary715
Ballenger Creek Middle777
Blue Heron Elementary680
Brunswick Elementary804
Brunswick High910
Brunswick Middle638
Butterfly Ridge Elementary607
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter317
Carroll Manor Elementary530
Catoctin High823
Centerville Elementary471
Crestwood Middle996
Deer Crossing Elementary528
Emmitsburg Elementary211
Frederick Classical Charter376
Frederick County Career & Technology Center0
Frederick County Virtual0
Frederick High1,821
Glade Elementary561
Gov. Thomas Johnson High2,066
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle573
Green Valley Elementary850
Heather Ridge50
Hillcrest Elementary581
Kemptown Elementary448
Lewistown Elementary152
Liberty Elementary265
Lincoln Elementary615
Linganore High1,647
Middletown Elementary460
Middletown High1,059
Middletown Middle784
Middletown Primary463
Monocacy Elementary523
Monocacy Middle710
Monocacy Valley Montessori386
Myersville Elementary402
New Market Elementary571
New Market Middle676
New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary269
North Frederick Elementary660
Oakdale Elementary1,167
Oakdale High1,702
Oakdale Middle1,085
Orchard Grove Elementary613
Parkway Elementary263
Rock Creek73
Sabillasville Environmental School196
Spring Ridge Elementary605
Sugarloaf Elementary845
Thurmont Elementary283
Thurmont Middle507
Thurmont Primary350
Tuscarora Elementary793
Tuscarora High1,735
Twin Ridge Elementary703
Urbana Elementary736
Urbana High1,989
Urbana Middle1,090
Valley Elementary525
Walkersville Elementary692
Walkersville High1,181
Walkersville Middle779
Waverley Elementary965
West Frederick Middle820
Whittier Elementary779
Windsor Knolls Middle812
Wolfsville Elementary163
Yellow Springs Elementary628

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
2400330

Elsewhere

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