Carroll County Public Schools
Public
Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 A+School Grade
Public schools for Westminster, Mount Airy, Taneytown, Hampstead, Manchester, Sykesville, New Windsor and Union Bridge.
At a glance
26,141Students enrolled
44Schools
8Towns served
$16,773Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
28%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
Twin Ridge Elementary or Parr's Ridge ElementaryDepends on your addressFrederick County Public SchoolsGrades 5
Twin Ridge Elementary or Mount Airy ElementaryDepends on your addressFrederick County Public SchoolsBased 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 proficiency32%
State average 19.2%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
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
$16,773
per student each year · 17% below the MD average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
24,568’20
25,054’21
25,787’22
26,123’23
26,141’24
Students
White · 77%20,040
Hispanic · 9%2,424
Black · 5%1,420
Two or more races · 4%1,120
Asian · 4%1,011
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%57
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools44 in district
Linton Springs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 759 students · Sykesville
A-PublicWinfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 724 students · Westminster
A-PublicManchester ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 671 students · Manchester
B+PublicSandymount ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 640 students · Finksburg
A-PublicFreedom District ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 627 students · Sykesville
APublicRunnymede ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 625 students · Westminster
BPublicCarrolltowne ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 593 students · Sykesville
A-PublicCranberry Station ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 593 students · Westminster
B+PublicWilliam Winchester ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 587 students · Westminster
A-PublicPiney Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 578 students · Sykesville
A-PublicWestminster ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 564 students · Westminster
BPublicEbb Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 563 students · Manchester
B-PublicFriendship Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 518 students · Westminster
B+PublicMechanicsville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 510 students · Sykesville
B+PublicElmer A. Wolfe ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 502 students · Union Bridge
BPublicEldersburg ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 470 students · Sykesville
A-PublicMount Airy ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 462 students · Mount Airy
A-PublicTaneytown ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 450 students · Taneytown
B-PublicRobert Moton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 440 students · Westminster
BPublicSpring Garden ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 439 students · Hampstead
A-PublicHampstead ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 400 students · Hampstead
A-PublicParr's Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 391 students · Mt Airy
PublicPRIDE SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 6 students · Westminster
PublicWestminster West MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 923 students · Westminster
A-PublicOklahoma Road MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 816 students · Sykesville
A-PublicWestminster East MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 796 students · Westminster
B+PublicMount Airy MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 761 students · Mount Airy
A-PublicSykesville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 697 students · Sykesville
A-PublicNorthwest MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 655 students · Taneytown
BPublicShiloh MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 631 students · Hampstead
A-PublicSchool 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.