Total enrollment
14,853
+135 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
29 schools in Cecil County Public Schools
Maryland · 14,853 students · 9 cities
Of all public K-12 schools in Maryland, 29 sit under Cecil County Public Schools, with combined enrollment of roughly 14,853 students (17 elementary, 6 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in Cecil County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
28
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cecil County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #17 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,853 | #14 of 24 | #565 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 28 | #12 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #15 of 24 | #4,922 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.0% | #13 of 24 | #4,014 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #19 of 23 | #2,869 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 Cecil County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 28 scored schools run from Calvert Elementary at 61.3% proficient to Elkton Middle at 18.4%, a gap of 42.9 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 28 district schools that reported both years went from 15,364 to 14,853 students (down 3%) and from 1,121 to 1,021 full-time teachers (down 9%), 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 Cecil County Public Schools
Cecil County Public Schools is a middle-population Maryland school district running 29 schools with combined enrollment near 14,853.
On the school-mix side, Cecil County Public Schools spans 17 elementary, 6 middle, and 6 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 512 in this district, meaningfully below the Maryland typical of 643.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Cecil County Public Schools has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 14,718 students to 14,853.
On this page, the community for Cecil County Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.