Rising Sun High

As a mid-tier high school in North East, Maryland, Rising Sun High teaches 1,074 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Cecil County Public Schools.

Within Cecil County Public Schools, which oversees 28 schools and 14,853 students, Rising Sun High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Rising Sun High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Rising Sun High lists 65 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. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cecil County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Rising Sun High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cecil County put median household income runs about $92,007, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cecil County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students), Rising Sun High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Calvert Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rising Sun High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Rising Sun High's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,139 (now 1,074). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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