Charles County School District

5980 Radio Station Road
La Plata, MD 20646
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 40 public schools serving 28,162 students in Charles County School District. This district's average testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Maryland.
Public Schools in Charles County School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Maryland public school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maryland public school average of 69% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MD)
# Schools
40 Schools
1,410 Schools
# Students
28,162 Students
892,215 Students
# Teachers
1,893 Teachers
61,919 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Charles County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 25 school districts in Maryland (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MD)
#19 out of 25 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
20%
27%
38%
45%
26%
36%
91%
86%

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