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Charles County Public Schools, MD: schools, enrollment and spending

Charles County Public Schools runs 40 public schools with 28,162 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Maryland figure of 14.6.

At a glance

Schools
40
Students
28,162
Teachers (FTE)
1,958
Students per teacher
14.4
MD: 14.6 · US: 15.3
Address
5980 Radio Station Road, La Plata, MD 20646
County
Charles County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2400270
State district ID
MD-08
Total staff (FTE)
4,105
School counselors (FTE)
86.0About 327 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
139.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district14.4
Maryland14.6
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (26,768), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$512.3 million
Federal revenue
$22.6 million
State revenue
$244.5 million
Local revenue
$245.2 million
Total spending
$487.5 million
Spending per pupil
$18,213
Salaries
$236.5 million48.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$83.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.4%
  • State: 47.7%
  • Local: 47.9%

Maryland overall

  • Federal: 7.0%
  • State: 43.0%
  • Local: 50.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,213
Maryland$18,655
United States$16,826

Schools in Charles County Public Schools

By level: 8 high, 9 middle, 23 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Arthur Middleton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 577415.8
Benjamin Stoddert Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 892017.0
Berry Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 572616.1
Billingsley Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 568715.3
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 559816.6
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 566116.1
Dr. Gustavus Brown ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541212.9
Dr. James Craik Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 552013.3
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549714.6
Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 542815.3
Eva Turner Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549414.5
F. B. Gwynn Educational CenterElementaryPK to 80
Gale-Bailey Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 534412.3
General Smallwood Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 850013.9
Henry E. Lackey High SchoolHigh9 to 121,03316.4
Indian Head Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544313.8
J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 565316.7
J. P. Ryon Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 564014.5
John Hanson Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872712.3
La Plata High SchoolHigh9 to 121,21716.4
Malcolm Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 541513.8
Mary B. Neal Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 562615.7
Mary H. Matula Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 561014.5
Mattawoman Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 886217.6
Matthew Henson Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 870118.4
Maurice J. McDonough High SchoolHigh9 to 121,16315.7
Milton M. Somers Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 867113.7
Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526911.2
North Point High SchoolHigh9 to 121,96015.4
Phoenix International School of the ArtsCharterMiddle6 to 824316.2
Piccowaxen Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 857813.4
Robert D. Stethem Educational CenterHigh5 to 120
St. Charles High SchoolHigh9 to 121,61716.8
T. C. Martin Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 553816.3
Theodore G. Davis Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 899915.4
Thomas Stone High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,23014.5
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 566318.4
Westlake High SchoolHigh9 to 121,21616.4
William A. Diggs Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 587616.8
William B. Wade Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 565116.3

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.