South Hagerstown High

South Hagerstown High is one of the reasonably sized four-year high schools in Hagerstown, Maryland, one of the schools within Washington County Public Schools, with 1,690 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 43% bigger than typical.

Washington County Public Schools runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 23,320 students. South Hagerstown High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, South Hagerstown High shows that the most-represented group is White (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 29% Black, 24% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting South Hagerstown High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Washington County's rate of about 58%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Hagerstown High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 33.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,747 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. South Hagerstown High is one of 44 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students).

Emma K. Doub Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Hagerstown High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Hagerstown High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. South Hagerstown High's enrollment has increased 30% since 2018, when it stood at 1,304 (now 1,690). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 11% to 24% over that span.

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