Parr's Ridge Elementary

Parr's Ridge Elementary is one of the small elementary campuss in Mt Airy, Maryland, operated by Carroll County Public Schools, with 391 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 43 schools in Carroll County Public Schools (26,141 students total), Parr's Ridge Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Parr's Ridge Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Parr's Ridge Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at Parr's Ridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Carroll County) logs that median household earnings sit near $118,211, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Carroll County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), Parr's Ridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mount Airy Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Parr's Ridge Elementary's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 391).

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