For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 540 students in St. Mary's County School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public charter schools in Maryland.
Public Charter School in St. Mary's County School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Maryland public charter school average of 14%), and reading proficiency score of 68% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maryland public charter school average of 88% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MD)
# Schools
27 Schools
49 Schools
# Students
17,223 Students
24,613 Students
# Teachers
1,065 Teachers
1,625 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
St. Mary's County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 25 school districts in Maryland (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#8 out of 25 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
36%
Graduation Rate
90%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.46
# American Indian Students
35 Students
71 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
416 Students
444 Students
% Asian Students
3%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,541 Students
2,665 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
11%
# Black Students
3,342 Students
17,753 Students
% Black Students
19%
72%
# White Students
10,279 Students
2,842 Students
% White Students
60%
12%
# Hawaiian Students
27 Students
30 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1,583 Students
799 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
517
589
# Students in K Grade:
1,133
1,996
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,190
2,192
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,252
2,220
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,326
2,172
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,260
2,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,276
2,108
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,250
2,654
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,296
2,545
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,282
2,400
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,519
1,083
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,411
919
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,329
815
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,182
719
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,875 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,554. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,241 is less than the state median of $18,481. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$291 MM
$17,412 MM
Spending
$280 MM
$16,456 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,875
$19,554
Spending / Student
$16,241
$18,481
Best St. Mary's County School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Chesapeake Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
20945 Great Mills Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Grades: K-8
| 540 students
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