Hancock Middle Senior High

As a very small secondary school in Hancock, Maryland, Hancock Middle Senior High educates 239 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Washington County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 1,185 students each, so Hancock Middle Senior High sits 80% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 43 schools in Washington County Public Schools (23,320 students total), Hancock Middle Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Hancock Middle Senior High reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hancock Middle Senior High has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at Hancock Middle Senior 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, Hancock Middle Senior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.8%; this one delivers 32.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $77,747, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Washington County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students), Hancock Middle Senior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hancock Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hancock Middle Senior High comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hancock Middle Senior High has decreased 8%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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