La Plata High School

La Plata High School is an average-sized 9-12 campus in La Plata, Maryland, run under Charles County Public Schools. The school teaches 1,217 students in grades 9 through 12.

La Plata High School is one of 38 schools operated by Charles County Public Schools, a district that instructs 28,162 students overall.

On demographics, La Plata High School lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Charles County as a whole is about 33% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, La Plata High School logs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Charles County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, La Plata High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.9%; this one comes in at 37.2%, -18.7 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Charles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $122,816 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Charles County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), of which La Plata High School is one.

The closest other public school is Mary H. Matula Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, La Plata High School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.

La Plata High School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. La Plata High School's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,108 (now 1,217). White enrollment moved from 67% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.