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

Frederick County Public Schools runs 69 public schools with 48,054 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.7 students per teacher is 1.1 higher than the Maryland figure of 14.6.

At a glance

Schools
69
Students
48,054
Teachers (FTE)
3,063
Students per teacher
15.7
MD: 14.6 · US: 15.3
Address
191 South East Street, Frederick, MD 21701
County
Frederick County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2400330
State district ID
MD-10
Total staff (FTE)
7,098
School counselors (FTE)
180.0About 267 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
219.0
Charter schools
4
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Students per teacher compared

This district15.7
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 (43,221), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$802.0 million
Federal revenue
$44.3 million
State revenue
$334.4 million
Local revenue
$423.3 million
Total spending
$772.5 million
Spending per pupil
$17,872
Salaries
$383.5 million49.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$287.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.5%
  • State: 41.7%
  • Local: 52.8%

Maryland overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,872
Maryland$18,655
United States$16,826

Schools in Frederick County Public Schools

By level: 13 high, 13 middle, 41 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Ballenger Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 571513.8
Ballenger Creek MiddleMiddle6 to 877716.5
Blue Heron ElementaryElementaryPK to 568016.2
Brunswick ElementaryElementaryPK to 580416.8
Brunswick HighHigh9 to 1291019.0
Brunswick MiddleMiddle6 to 863816.4
Butterfly Ridge ElementaryElementaryPK to 560712.9
Carroll Creek Montessori Public CharterCharterElementaryPK to 831717.6
Carroll Manor ElementaryElementaryPK to 553015.6
Catoctin HighHigh9 to 1282320.1
Centerville ElementaryElementaryPK to 547116.2
Crestwood MiddleMiddle6 to 899615.1
Deer Crossing ElementaryElementaryPK to 552815.1
Emmitsburg ElementaryElementaryPK to 521113.2
Frederick Classical CharterCharterElementaryK to 837613.9
Frederick County Career & Technology CenterHigh10 to 120
Frederick County VirtualHigh9 to 120
Frederick HighHigh9 to 121,82117.2
Glade ElementaryElementaryPK to 556116.0
Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh9 to 122,06617.4
Gov. Thomas Johnson MiddleMiddle6 to 857315.5
Green Valley ElementaryElementaryK to 585017.0
Heather RidgeCEP schoolHigh6 to 12502.9
Hillcrest ElementaryElementaryPK to 558110.4
Kemptown ElementaryElementaryK to 544816.6
Lewistown ElementaryElementaryPK to 515210.9
Liberty ElementaryElementaryPK to 526515.6
Lincoln ElementaryElementaryPK to 561512.6
Linganore HighHigh9 to 121,64719.6
Middletown ElementaryElementary3 to 546014.8
Middletown HighHigh9 to 121,05920.0
Middletown MiddleMiddle6 to 878418.2
Middletown PrimaryElementaryPK to 246317.1
Monocacy ElementaryElementaryPK to 552312.8
Monocacy MiddleMiddle6 to 871013.1
Monocacy Valley MontessoriCharterOtherPK to 1038617.5
Myersville ElementaryElementaryK to 540217.5
New Market ElementaryElementaryPK to 557116.8
New Market MiddleMiddle6 to 867617.3
New Midway/Woodsboro ElementaryElementaryPK to 526914.2
North Frederick ElementaryElementaryPK to 566014.7
Oakdale ElementaryElementaryPK to 51,16716.7
Oakdale HighHigh9 to 121,70219.6
Oakdale MiddleMiddle6 to 81,08517.8
Orchard Grove ElementaryElementaryPK to 561316.1
Parkway ElementaryElementaryPK to 526315.5
Rock CreekOtherPK to 12733.8
Sabillasville Environmental SchoolCharterElementaryK to 819615.1
Spring Ridge ElementaryElementaryPK to 560515.5
Sugarloaf ElementaryElementaryK to 584519.2
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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.