Charles County Public Schools

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for La Plata, Indian Head and Port Tobacco Village.

At a glance
28,162Students enrolled
40Schools
3Towns served
$18,598Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
50%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades PK–5
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School or Mary H. Matula Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 6–8
Milton M. Somers Middle School671 students · La PlataThis district
Grades 9–12
La Plata High School1,217 students · La PlataThis district
Grades PK–5
Indian Head Elementary School443 students · Indian HeadThis district
Grades 6–8
8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 9–12
7 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades PK–5
22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 6–8
8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 9–12
7 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MD
Math proficiency13%
State average 19.2%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 86.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$18,598
per student each year · 8% below the MD average
Spending
Classroom instruction56%
Support & administration40%
Other4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)46%
State48%
Federal6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
26,768’20
26,875’21
27,598’22
27,765’23
28,162’24
Students
Black · 58%16,210
White · 16%4,495
Hispanic · 15%4,259
Two or more races · 8%2,262
Asian · 3%804
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%76

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served
Schools40 in district
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William A. Diggs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 876 students · Waldorf
C+Public
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Arthur Middleton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 774 students · Waldorf
DPublic
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Berry Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 726 students · Waldorf
CPublic
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Billingsley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 687 students · White Plains
C-Public
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Walter J. Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 663 students · La Plata
BPublic
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Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 661 students · Waldorf
DPublic
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J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 653 students · Indian Head
C+Public
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William B. Wade Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 651 students · Waldorf
CPublic
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J. P. Ryon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 640 students · Waldorf
DPublic
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Mary B. Neal Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 626 students · Waldorf
CPublic
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Mary H. Matula Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 610 students · La Plata
C+Public
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C. Paul Barnhart Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 598 students · Waldorf
CPublic
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T. C. Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 538 students · Bryantown
C+Public
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Dr. James Craik Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 520 students · Pomfret
BPublic
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Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 497 students · Waldorf
DPublic
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Eva Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 494 students · Waldorf
DPublic
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Indian Head Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 443 students · Indian Head
DPublic
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Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 428 students · Newburg
CPublic
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Malcolm Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 415 students · Waldorf
B-Public
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Dr. Gustavus Brown ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 412 students · Waldorf
DPublic
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Gale-Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 344 students · Marbury
C+Public
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Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 269 students · Nanjemoy
C+Public
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F. B. Gwynn Educational CenterElementary · Grades PK–8 · La Plata
Public
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Theodore G. Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 999 students · Waldorf
B-Public
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Benjamin Stoddert Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 920 students · Waldorf
C+Public
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Mattawoman Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 862 students · Waldorf
C+Public
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John Hanson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 727 students · Waldorf
C+Public
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Matthew Henson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 701 students · Indian Head
B-Public
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Milton M. Somers Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 671 students · La Plata
BPublic
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Piccowaxen Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 578 students · Newburg
BPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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