Clarksburg High

Set in Clarksburg, Maryland, Clarksburg High is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. It serves 2,241 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 89% larger than the state mean of about 1,185.

Clarksburg High is one of 208 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that hosts 159,181 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clarksburg High shows that the largest single group is Black at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 14% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Clarksburg High has 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Clarksburg High higher than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clarksburg High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of -11.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Clarksburg High is one campus in the mix.

Rocky Hill Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clarksburg High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 65.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clarksburg High has climbed 4%, going from 2,148 students in 2018 to 2,241 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 19% to 26% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Clarksburg High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.