PRIDE School

PRIDE School is a primary school of one-room-style scale in Westminster, Maryland, one of the schools within Carroll County Public Schools, caters to 6 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 99% smaller than the state mean of about 481.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, PRIDE School shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 33% Black, 17% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, Carroll County reports that median household income runs about $118,211, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. PRIDE School is one of 44 public schools in Carroll County (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students).

Nearest neighbor: Friendship Valley Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PRIDE School.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 60%: 15 students in 2018 compared to 6 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 73% to 50%.

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