Total enrollment
26,141
+1,573 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
44 schools in Carroll County Public Schools
Maryland · 26,141 students · 9 cities
Public-school enrollment inside Carroll County Public Schools comes to roughly 26,141 students across 44 schools (23 elementary, 9 middle, and 11 high).
4-year change in Carroll County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
43
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Carroll County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #2 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 26,141 | #10 of 24 | #266 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 43 | #9 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #20 of 24 | #5,761 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.4% | #23 of 24 | #6,772 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #22 of 23 | #4,034 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 Carroll County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 36 scored schools run from Linton Springs Elementary at 82.2% proficient to Northwest Middle at 38.9%, a gap of 43.3 points. That is the 13th widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 40 district schools that reported both years went from 25,216 to 26,055 students (up 3%) and from 1,717 to 1,704 full-time teachers (down 1%), 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 Carroll County Public Schools
Across 44 schools, Carroll County Public Schools hosts about 26,141 students in Maryland. By footprint it is a moderately sized district.
On the school-mix side, Carroll County Public Schools is made up of 23 elementary, 9 middle, 11 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Carroll County Public Schools has increased 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 24,568 students to 26,141.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Carroll County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.