Total enrollment
48,054
+4,833 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools
Maryland · 48,054 students · 15 cities
Frederick County Public Schools reports 69 public K-12 schools and approximately 48,054 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 696.
4-year change in Frederick County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
67
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Frederick County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #5 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 48,054 | #7 of 24 | #101 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 67 | #7 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #23 of 24 | #6,555 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.0% | #21 of 24 | #5,888 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #6 of 23 | #470 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 Frederick County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 63 scored schools run from Centerville Elementary at 81.5% proficient to Hillcrest Elementary at 28.7%, a gap of 52.9 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 63 district schools that reported both years went from 42,074 to 45,872 students (up 9%) and from 2,532 to 2,812 full-time teachers (up 11%), 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 Frederick County Public Schools
Frederick County Public Schools is a moderately sized Maryland school district running 69 schools with combined enrollment near 48,054.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Frederick County Public Schools comprises 41 elementary, 13 middle, 13 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Frederick County Public Schools has climbed 11% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 43,221 students to 48,054. The school count climbed from 66 to 67 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Frederick County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.