Total enrollment
132,123
+1,219 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
203 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
Maryland · 132,693 students · 38 cities
Prince George's County Public Schools reports 203 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 132,693 Maryland students (147 elementary, 25 middle, and 25 high).
4-year change in Prince George's County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
197
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Prince George's County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #22 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132,693 | #2 of 24 | #18 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 199 | #2 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #16 of 24 | #5,091 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.1% | #1 of 24 | #1,283 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #16 of 23 | #1,962 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 Prince George's County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 187 scored schools run from Glenarden Woods Elementary at 90.1% proficient to International High School @ Langley Park at 11.2%, a gap of 78.9 points. That is the widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 190 district schools that reported both years went from 128,789 to 127,054 students (down 1%) and from 8,748 to 8,739 full-time teachers (unchanged), 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 Prince George's County Public Schools
Prince George's County Public Schools is a broad Maryland school district running 203 schools with combined enrollment near 132,693.
For a sense of the school types, Prince George's County Public Schools spans 147 elementary, 25 middle, 25 high schools, and 6 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Prince George's County Public Schools has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 130,904 students to 132,123.
On this page, the community for Prince George's County Public Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.