District profile / Maryland

Talbot County Public Schools

Easton, Maryland · Public school district · #21 of 24 Maryland districts by enrollment

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4,485

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,200

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Maryland median

13.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maryland median 13.8

Talbot County Public Schools is a public school district based in Easton, Maryland, serving 4,485 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 24 Maryland districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 13% of them. Its schools average 561 students each, about the same as the Maryland median of 594. It spends about $14,200 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Maryland median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.

How Talbot County compares

Talbot CountyMaryland median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,200

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

Instruction spending per student$10,053

Maryland median $10,187 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school561

Maryland median 594 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.0

Maryland median 13.8 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor280

Maryland median 308 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$80.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 30%Local 62%

Measure	Talbot County	Maryland median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,200	$16,152	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,053	$10,187	FY2020-21
Total spending	$72.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$80.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	345	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	721	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.0	13.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	280	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
Caroline County Public SchoolsDenton	5,648	10	$16,123	13.1	#19
Dorchester County Public SchoolsCambridge	4,586	13	$17,499	13.1	#20
Talbot County Public SchoolsEaston · this district	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

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Logansport Community School CorporationLogansport, IN	4,488	$9,516	15.6
North Ridgeville CityNorth Ridgeville, OH	4,486	$10,421	20.4
De Pere School DistrictDe Pere, WI	4,485	$11,056	15.1
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield, CT	4,484	$25,037	11.7

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-talbot-county-public-schools