Total enrollment
8,113
+38 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Allegany County Public Schools
Maryland · 8,113 students · 9 cities
Allegany County Public Schools's public-school footprint covers 22 schools with combined enrollment of about 8,113 students, averaging 369 per school.
4-year change in Allegany County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Allegany County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #13 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,113 | #16 of 24 | #1,153 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #16 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #5 of 24 | #3,183 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.0% | #10 of 24 | #3,080 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #23 of 23 | #5,009 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Allegany County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Frost Elementary at 85.0% proficient to Westmar Middle at 25.4%, a gap of 59.6 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 8,629 to 8,113 students (down 6%) and from 581 to 618 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Allegany County Public Schools
As a mid-sized district in Maryland, Allegany County Public Schools enrolls 8,113 students across 22 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Allegany County Public Schools covers 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 369 in this district, noticeably below the Maryland typical of 643.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Allegany County Public Schools has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,075 students to 8,113.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Allegany County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.