Wicomico County Evening High

Wicomico County Evening High operates as a tiny high school in Salisbury, Maryland, one of the schools within Wicomico County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 35 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 1,185.

Wicomico County Public Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 15,582 students; Wicomico County Evening High is among them.

Demographically, Wicomico County Evening High records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 14% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wicomico County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Wicomico County Evening High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Wicomico County's rate of about 59%.

In the area at large, Wicomico County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,210, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Wicomico County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students), of which Wicomico County Evening High is one.

The closest other public school is Parkside High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wicomico County Evening High's enrollment has declined 51% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 35). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 31% over that span.

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