Westminster High

Set in Westminster, Maryland, Westminster High is a mid-tier 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Carroll County Public Schools. It instructs 1,477 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 1,185 students each, so Westminster High sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Carroll County Public Schools, which oversees 43 schools and 26,141 students, Westminster High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Westminster High shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Westminster High is in the bottom 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 59.4%; Westminster High posts 45.3%, -14.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Carroll County) reports that median household earnings sit near $118,211, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carroll County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), Westminster High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Robert Moton Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westminster High.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Westminster High's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,537 (now 1,477). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 75% over that span.

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