Easton High

Easton High is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in Easton, Maryland, operated by Talbot County Public Schools. The school serves 1,179 students in grades 9 through 12.

Easton High is one of 8 schools operated by Talbot County Public Schools, a district that works with 4,485 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Easton High shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Talbot County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Easton High shows 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Easton High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Easton High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Easton High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 33.2%.

Around the school, Talbot County reports that median household income runs about $84,811, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Easton High is one of 8 public schools in Talbot County (combined enrollment of about 4,485 students).

The closest other public school is Easton Middle, roughly 0.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Easton High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,176 students in 2018 compared to 1,179 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 62% to 48%.

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