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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Charles County, Maryland

20 public schools in Charles County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Milton M. Somers Middle School leads the list at -31.9%, against a median of -11.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charles County, Maryland

Best Enrollment change

-31.9%

Median Enrollment change

-11.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Milton M. Somers Middle School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	986	671	-31.9%
2	Berry Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	967	726	-24.9%
3	Mary H. Matula Elementary School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	781	610	-21.9%
4	J. P. Ryon Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	749	640	-14.6%
5	C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	698	598	-14.3%
6	Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	474	412	-13.1%
7	Mattawoman Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	991	862	-13.0%
8	John Hanson Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	829	727	-12.3%
9	Mary B. Neal Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	714	626	-12.3%
10	Gale-Bailey Elementary School	Marbury, MD	Charles County Public Schools	392	344	-12.2%
11	J. C. Parks Elementary School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	728	653	-10.3%
12	Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School	Nanjemoy, MD	Charles County Public Schools	295	269	-8.8%
13	Matthew Henson Middle School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	754	701	-7.0%
14	Indian Head Elementary School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	470	443	-5.7%
15	Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	698	663	-5.0%
16	General Smallwood Middle School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	525	500	-4.8%
17	William B. Wade Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	676	651	-3.7%
18	Malcolm Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	424	415	-2.1%
19	Dr. James Craik Elementary School	Pomfret, MD	Charles County Public Schools	523	520	-0.6%
20	Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School	Newburg, MD	Charles County Public Schools	429	428	-0.2%

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