Worcester County Public Schools
A public school district in Newark, Maryland, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,002
- Students enrolled
- 599
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,232.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,643
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,002 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,338th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th of 25 in Maryland. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,643 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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
Worcester County Public Schools spent $22,643 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,809 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 | $22,643 | $154.9 million | 6,841 |
| FY2022 | $21,280 | $144.8 million | 6,803 |
| FY2021 | $19,410 | $130.3 million | 6,711 |
| FY2020 | $18,581 | $127.9 million | 6,882 |
| FY2019 | $18,015 | $122.7 million | 6,810 |
| FY2018 | $17,807 | $119.0 million | 6,684 |
| FY2017 | $17,350 | $115.7 million | 6,667 |
| FY2016 | $17,066 | $113.7 million | 6,660 |
| FY2015 | $16,954 | $112.8 million | 6,654 |
| FY2014 | $16,449 | $109.4 million | 6,649 |
| FY2013 | $16,101 | $107.1 million | 6,650 |
| FY2012 | $16,234 | $107.8 million | 6,643 |
| FY2011 | $16,393 | $109.8 million | 6,699 |
| FY2010 | $15,956 | $106.3 million | 6,659 |
| FY2009 | $15,784 | $105.3 million | 6,671 |
| FY2008 | $14,749 | $99.5 million | 6,745 |
| FY2007 | $13,390 | $91.5 million | 6,830 |
| FY2006 | $12,402 | $83.4 million | 6,727 |
| FY2005 | $11,809 | $78.8 million | 6,676 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.2 million | 11.0% |
| State | $34.4 million | 18.7% |
| Local | $129.0 million | 70.3% |
| Total | $183.5 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
14 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Berlin Intermediate | 613 |
| Buckingham Elementary | 518 |
| Cedar Chapel Special School | 51 |
| Ocean City Elementary | 566 |
| Pocomoke Elementary | 491 |
| Pocomoke High | 374 |
| Pocomoke Middle | 465 |
| Showell Elementary | 638 |
| Snow Hill Elementary | 387 |
| Snow Hill High | 368 |
| Snow Hill Middle | 404 |
| Stephen Decatur High | 1,462 |
| Stephen Decatur Middle | 665 |
| Worcester Technical High School | 0 |
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
- 2400720
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