District profile / Maryland

Kent County Public Schools

Rock Hall, Maryland · Public school district · #24 of 24 Maryland districts by enrollment

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1,694

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,017

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the Maryland median

10.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maryland median 13.8

Kent County Public Schools is a public school district based in Rock Hall, Maryland, serving 1,694 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #24 of the 24 Maryland districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 0% of them. Its schools average 339 students each, fewer than the Maryland median of 594. It spends about $18,017 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Maryland median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.

How Kent County compares

Kent CountyMaryland median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,017

Maryland median $16,152 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,991

Maryland median $10,187 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school339

Maryland median 594 · 43% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.7

Maryland median 13.8 · 22% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor339

Maryland median 308 · 10% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$39.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 36%Local 54%

Measure	Kent County	Maryland median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,017	$16,152	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,991	$10,187	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$39.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	158	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	326	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.7	13.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	339	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
Dorchester County Public SchoolsCambridge	4,586	13	$17,499	13.1	#20
Talbot County Public SchoolsEaston	4,485	8	$14,200	13.0	#21
Garrett County Public SchoolsOakland	3,405	11	$16,948	11.9	#22
Somerset County Public SchoolsWestover	2,901	8	$20,050	12.6	#23
Kent County Public SchoolsRock Hall · this district	1,694	5	$18,017	10.7	#24

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lakeside UnionBakersfield, CA	1,695	$9,726	23.5
Ross Valley ElementarySan Anselmo, CA	1,694	$13,782	20.2
Bellevue CityBellevue, OH	1,694	$12,412	15.8
Southern Tioga School DistrictBlossburg, PA	1,694	$15,697	11.8

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-md-kent-county-public-schools