Leonardtown High

As a roomy senior high in Leonardtown, Maryland, Leonardtown High educates 2,118 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools. That puts it 79% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 1,185 students.

Across the 26 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools (16,905 students total), Leonardtown High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Leonardtown High logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 10% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than St. Mary's County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leonardtown High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.2%; this one delivers 49.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for St. Mary's County put the typical household earns roughly $119,446 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, St. Mary's County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,905 students), of which Leonardtown High is one.

The closest other public school is Leonardtown Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Leonardtown High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leonardtown High has climbed 14%, going from 1,859 students in 2018 to 2,118 in 2025.

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