Perryville Middle

Perryville Middle, an intimate intermediate school in Perryville, Maryland, part of Cecil County Public Schools, hosts 512 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 764 students each, so Perryville Middle sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

Cecil County Public Schools runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 14,853 students. Perryville Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Perryville Middle lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Perryville Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at Perryville Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Perryville Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Cecil County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,007 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Perryville Middle is one of 29 public schools in Cecil County (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students).

The closest other public school is Perryville Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Perryville Middle comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 75% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.