Total enrollment
7,002
+291 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Worcester County Public Schools
Maryland · 7,002 students · 5 cities
Worcester County Public Schools operates 14 public K-12 schools in Maryland, enrolling about 7,002 students between them (5 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Worcester County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Worcester County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #1 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,002 | #18 of 24 | #1,352 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #18 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #3 of 24 | #2,400 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.8% | #15 of 24 | #4,340 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #17 of 23 | #2,188 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 Worcester County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Ocean City Elementary at 78.1% proficient to Pocomoke High at 38.2%, a gap of 39.9 points. That is the 17th widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 6,684 to 7,002 students (up 5%) and from 547 to 567 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Decatur High | Berlin | High | 09-12 | 1,462 |
| Stephen Decatur Middle | Berlin | Middle | 07-08 | 665 |
| Showell Elementary | Berlin | Elementary | PK-04 | 638 |
| Berlin Intermediate | Berlin | Middle | 05-06 | 613 |
| Ocean City Elementary | Ocean City | Elementary | PK-04 | 566 |
| Buckingham Elementary | Berlin | Elementary | PK-04 | 518 |
| Pocomoke Elementary | Pocomoke City | Elementary | PK-03 | 491 |
| Pocomoke Middle | Pocomoke City | Middle | 04-08 | 465 |
| Snow Hill Middle | Snow Hill | Middle | 04-08 | 404 |
| Snow Hill Elementary | Snow Hill | Elementary | PK-03 | 387 |
| Pocomoke High | Pocomoke City | High | 09-12 | 374 |
| Snow Hill High | Snow Hill | High | 09-12 | 368 |
| Cedar Chapel Special School | Snow Hill | Combined | PK-12 | 51 |
| Worcester Technical High School | Newark | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About Worcester County Public Schools
As a rural-scale district in Maryland, Worcester County Public Schools educates 7,002 students across 14 schools.
On the school-mix side, Worcester County Public Schools is built around 5 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 500 in this district, meaningfully below the Maryland typical of 643.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Worcester County Public Schools has grew 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 6,711 students to 7,002.
On this page, the community for Worcester County Public Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.