Clear Spring High

Located at 12630 Broadfording Rd, in Clear Spring, Maryland, Clear Spring High is a close-knit four-year high school that enrolls 478 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Washington County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 1,185.

Clear Spring High is one of 43 schools operated by Washington County Public Schools, a district that serves 23,320 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Clear Spring High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Clear Spring High has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Washington County (around 58%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Clear Spring High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washington County) shows that median household income runs about $77,747, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Clear Spring High is one of 44 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students).

Clear Spring Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clear Spring High comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clear Spring High has changed only slightly, going from 473 students in 2018 to 478 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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