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

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 211 public schools with 159,181 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.8 students per teacher is 0.8 lower than the Maryland figure of 14.6.

At a glance

Schools
211
Students
159,181
Teachers (FTE)
11,573
Students per teacher
13.8
MD: 14.6 · US: 15.3
Address
15 W. Gude; Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20850
Phone
(240)740-3000
County
Montgomery County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2400480
State district ID
MD-15
Total staff (FTE)
23,986
School counselors (FTE)
575.0About 277 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
579.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.8
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 (160,564), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$3.59 billion
Federal revenue
$172.6 million
State revenue
$1.01 billion
Local revenue
$2.41 billion
Total spending
$3.18 billion
Spending per pupil
$19,824
Salaries
$1.78 billion55.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.29 billion

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.8%
  • State: 28.1%
  • Local: 67.1%

Maryland overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$19,824
Maryland$18,655
United States$16,826

Schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

By level: 29 high, 40 middle, 138 elementary, 3 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
A. Mario Loiederman MiddleMiddle6 to 897813.0
Albert Einstein HighHigh9 to 121,99114.9
Alternative ProgramsHigh6 to 120
Arcola ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 574713.1
Argyle MiddleMiddle6 to 886813.4
Ashburton ElementaryElementaryK to 587117.8
Bannockburn ElementaryElementaryK to 544617.8
Bayard Rustin ElementaryElementaryPK to 575713.8
Beall ElementaryElementaryPK to 547515.8
Bel Pre ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 255812.4
Bells Mill ElementaryElementaryPK to 557016.8
Belmont ElementaryElementaryK to 534314.9
Benjamin Banneker MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 870512.2
Bethesda ElementaryElementaryK to 564516.5
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh9 to 122,37716.7
Beverly Farms ElementaryElementaryK to 552617.0
Bradley Hills ElementaryElementaryK to 547416.9
Briggs Chaney MiddleMiddle6 to 885814.8
Brooke Grove ElementaryElementaryPK to 539011.1
Brookhaven ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543611.8
Brown Station ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 557210.0
Burning Tree ElementaryElementaryK to 547914.1
Burnt Mills ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 574713.3
Burtonsville ElementaryElementaryK to 560114.7
Cabin Branch ElementaryElementaryPK to 564515.4
Cabin John MiddleMiddle6 to 898316.7
Candlewood ElementaryElementaryK to 535813.3
Cannon Road ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 538810.2
Captain James E. Daly ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547211.5
Carderock Springs ElementaryElementaryK to 536313.4
Carl Sandburg CenterCEP schoolElementaryK to 5653.6
Cashell ElementaryElementaryPK to 538612.9
Cedar Grove ElementaryElementaryK to 532611.6
Chevy Chase ElementaryElementary3 to 543418.9
Clarksburg ElementaryElementaryK to 536514.0
Clarksburg HighHigh9 to 122,24117.1
Clearspring ElementaryElementaryPK to 554113.5
Clopper Mill ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 545812.1
Cloverly ElementaryElementaryPK to 542911.6
Col. Zadok Magruder HighHigh9 to 121,67115.5
Cold Spring ElementaryElementaryK to 536217.2
College Gardens ElementaryElementaryPK to 550614.1
Cresthaven ElementaryCEP schoolElementary3 to 547411.8
Damascus ElementaryElementaryK to 533111.4
Damascus HighHigh9 to 121,39016.2
Darnestown ElementaryElementaryK to 535611.1
Diamond ElementaryElementaryPK to 565415.2
Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementaryElementaryPK to 548512.1
Dr. Ronald E. McNair ElementaryElementaryPK to 567316.0
Dr. Sally K. Ride ElementaryElementaryPK to 542810.2
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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.