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Dorchester County Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Cambridge, Hurlock, Secretary, Vienna, East New Market, Church Creek, Galestown, Brookview and Eldorado.
Students
4,586
Schools
13
Spent per student
$26,317
MD $20,258
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$15.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Dorchester County Public Schools
- School Grade D: better than 12% of Maryland districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- Spends 30% more per student than the MD average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $15.6M, about $3,399 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cambridge.
PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Mace's Lane Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cambridge-South Dorchester High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. MD
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 19.2%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 86.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$26,317 per student · 30% above MD
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 62%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,662’20
4,573’21
4,523’22
4,608’23
4,586’24
About steady.
Students
Black 39%White 38%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
13 public schools.
Maple Elementary School
D483 students15:1
Sandy Hill Elementary
D393 students12:1
Hurlock Elementary School
C−391 students13:1
Warwick Elementary School
B−346 students15:1
Choptank Elementary School
D−319 students12:1
South Dorchester School
B+230 students14:1
Vienna Elementary School
C+183 students12:1
Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Center
0 students
Mace's Lane Middle School
C−490 students12:1
North Dorchester Middle School
B−414 students14:1
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School
B+811 students17:1
North Dorchester High School
A526 students15:1
Dorchester County Career and Technology Center
0 students0:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.