Henry E. Lackey High School

Located at 3000 Chicamuxen Rd, in Indian Head, Maryland, Henry E. Lackey High School is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus that hosts 1,033 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Charles County Public Schools.

Henry E. Lackey High School is one of 38 schools operated by Charles County Public Schools, a district that caters to 28,162 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Henry E. Lackey High School logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Henry E. Lackey High School reports 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Charles County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Henry E. Lackey High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 25.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Charles County put median household income runs about $122,816, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Charles County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), of which Henry E. Lackey High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: General Smallwood Middle School, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Henry E. Lackey High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Henry E. Lackey High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.5%.

Henry E. Lackey High School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,025 students in 2018 compared to 1,033 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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