Total enrollment
159,181
-1,383 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
211 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
Maryland · 159,181 students · 20 cities
Montgomery County Public Schools has 211 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 159,181 Maryland students across 139 elementary, 40 middle, and 29 high.
4-year change in Montgomery County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
208
+2 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Montgomery County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #8 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159,181 | #1 of 24 | #15 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 208 | #1 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #13 of 24 | #4,509 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.3% | #18 of 24 | #5,478 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.0% | #2 of 23 | #61 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 Montgomery County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 196 scored schools run from Bannockburn Elementary at 86.8% proficient to Montgomery Village Middle at 17.5%, a gap of 69.3 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 203 district schools that reported both years went from 161,299 to 156,540 students (down 3%) and from 10,741 to 11,123 full-time teachers (up 4%), 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 Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools is a large Maryland school district running 211 schools with combined enrollment near 159,181.
Looking at the level breakdown, Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 139 elementary, 40 middle, 29 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 754 in this district, noticeably above the Maryland typical of 643.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Montgomery County Public Schools has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 160,564 students to 159,181. The school count climbed from 206 to 208 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Montgomery 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.