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Maryland

26 NCES district and charter agencies · 881,548 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standing43rd percentile2 percentile points below a typical state
Chronically absent32.4%5.5 points above a typical state
Spending per student$18,88727% above a typical state
Students per counselor336:111.5 students below a typical state

Students per counselor

336:1

Statewide ratio calculated from districts with reported counselor staffing.

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Chronic absence is higher than in a typical state.

32.4% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 27% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Maryland.

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Districts and charter agencies in Maryland

These are NCES local education agencies, not all traditional geographic school districts. Open any row for its parent-focused profile.

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Montgomery County Public SchoolsSilver Spring · NCES 2400480158,370studentsPrince George's County Public SchoolsLargo · NCES 2400510128,770studentsBaltimore County Public SchoolsBaltimore · NCES 2400120111,124studentsAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsArnold · NCES 240006083,077studentsBaltimore City Public SchoolsBaltimore · NCES 240009077,809studentsHoward County Public SchoolsEllicott City · NCES 240042057,324studentsFrederick County Public SchoolsFrederick · NCES 240033045,220studentsHarford County Public SchoolsAberdeen · NCES 240039037,920studentsCharles County Public SchoolsWaldorf · NCES 240027026,889studentsCarroll County Public SchoolsWestminster · NCES 240021025,054studentsWashington County Public SchoolsHagerstown · NCES 240066022,171studentsSt. Mary's County Public SchoolsLoveville · NCES 240060017,480studentsCalvert County Public SchoolsPrince Frederick · NCES 240015015,407studentsCecil County Public SchoolsPort Deposit · NCES 240024014,780studentsWicomico County Public SchoolsSalisbury · NCES 240069014,663studentsAllegany County Public SchoolsCumberland · NCES 24000308,132studentsQueen Anne's County Public SchoolsStevensville · NCES 24005407,440studentsWorcester County Public SchoolsBerlin · NCES 24007206,803studentsCaroline County Public SchoolsRidgely · NCES 24001805,551studentsDorchester County Public SchoolsCambridge · NCES 24003004,573studentsTalbot County Public SchoolsCordova · NCES 24006304,533studentsGarrett County Public SchoolsAccident · NCES 24003603,502studentsSomerset County Public SchoolsCrisfield · NCES 24005702,741studentsKent County Public SchoolsGalena · NCES 24004501,786studentsSEED School of MarylandBaltimore · NCES 2400027397students