District profile / Maryland

Washington County Public Schools

Hagerstown, Maryland · Public school district · #11 of 24 Maryland districts by enrollment

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22,772

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,033

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Maryland median

14.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Maryland median 13.8

Washington County Public Schools is a public school district based in Hagerstown, Maryland, serving 22,772 students in 43 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 24 Maryland districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 530 students each, fewer than the Maryland median of 594. It spends about $16,033 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.

How Washington County compares

Washington CountyMaryland median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,033

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

Instruction spending per student$10,273

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

Students per school530

Maryland median 594 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.5

Maryland median 13.8 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor308

Maryland median 308 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$381.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 58%Local 30%

Measure	Washington County	Maryland median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,033	$16,152	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,273	$10,187	FY2020-21
Total spending	$367.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$381.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,575	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	3,500	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.5	13.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	308	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
Charles County Public SchoolsLa Plata	28,162	40	$16,152	14.4	#9
Carroll County Public SchoolsWestminster	26,141	44	$15,734	14.6	#10
Washington County Public SchoolsHagerstown · this district	22,772	43	$16,033	14.5	#11
St. Mary's County Public SchoolsLeonardtown	16,905	27	$15,022	15.6	#12
Wicomico County Public SchoolsSalisbury	15,582	25	$16,737	12.7	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Las CrucesLas Cruces, NM	22,782	$10,942	11.2
Northshore School DistrictBothell, WA	22,735	$15,412	18.7
Placentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedPlacentia, CA	22,698	$12,415	22.8
Saddleback Valley UnifiedMission Viejo, CA	22,691	$12,689	22.7

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-washington-county-public-schools