Chopticon High

Chopticon High is one of the medium-sized four-year high schools in Morganza, Maryland, part of St. Mary's County Public Schools, with 1,526 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 1,185 students.

Chopticon High is one of 26 schools operated by St. Mary's County Public Schools, a district that serves 16,905 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Chopticon High lists that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest looks like 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Roughly 35% of students at Chopticon High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Chopticon High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.7%, the actual is 41.9%, a residual of -11.7 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Mary's County indicate median household income runs about $119,446, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, St. Mary's County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,905 students), of which Chopticon High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Margaret Brent Middle, around 1.5 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chopticon High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chopticon High has ticked down 7%, going from 1,635 students in 2018 to 1,526 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 83% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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