Colonel Richardson High School

Colonel Richardson High School operates as a modestly sized senior high in Federalsburg, Maryland, run under Caroline County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 528 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 1,185 students each, so Colonel Richardson High School sits 55% below that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Caroline County Public Schools (5,648 students total), Colonel Richardson High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Colonel Richardson High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Colonel Richardson High School records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Colonel Richardson High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 38.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Caroline County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,457 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Caroline County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,648 students), of which Colonel Richardson High School is one.

Colonel Richardson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colonel Richardson High School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.1%.

Colonel Richardson High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Colonel Richardson High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 525 (now 528). The White share of enrollment shrank from 63% to 55% over that span.

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