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Allegany County Public Schools

Cumberland, Maryland · Public school district · #16 of 24 Maryland districts by enrollment

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8,113

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,354

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Maryland median

12.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maryland median 13.8

Allegany County Public Schools is a public school district based in Cumberland, Maryland, serving 8,113 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #16 of the 24 Maryland districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 369 students each, fewer than the Maryland median of 594. It spends about $16,354 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.

How Allegany County compares

Allegany CountyMaryland median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,354

Maryland median $16,152 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,808

Maryland median $10,187 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Students per school369

Maryland median 594 · 38% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.8

Maryland median 13.8 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor262

Maryland median 308 · 15% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$148.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 65%Local 23%

Measure	Allegany County	Maryland median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,354	$16,152	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,808	$10,187	FY2020-21
Total spending	$137.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$148.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	632	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,316	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.8	13.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	262	308	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Maryland median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Maryland

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Allegany County Public SchoolsCumberland · this district	8,113	22	$16,354	12.8	#16
Queen Anne's County Public SchoolsCentreville	7,478	14	$14,700	13.5	#17
Worcester County Public SchoolsNewark	7,002	14	$19,410	11.7	#18
Caroline County Public SchoolsDenton	5,648	10	$16,123	13.1	#19
Dorchester County Public SchoolsCambridge	4,586	13	$17,499	13.1	#20

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Laveen Elementary District (4276)Laveen, AZ	8,111	$8,947	18.2
Carroll ISDSouthlake, TX	8,105	$10,310	15.4
Spring-Ford Area School DistrictRoyersford, PA	8,101	$18,101	13.3
Beavercreek CityBeavercreek, OH	8,099	$12,669	19.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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