Charles County Public Schools
Charles County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland serving 27,598 students across 39 schools. It includes 22 elementary, 8 middle, 7 high schools. Its graduation rate of 95.0% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $19,839 is above average for a US public school district. 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Opportunity scores across its schools are limited, with a district median of 42/100.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Middleton Elementary School | PK–05 | 619 |
| Berry Elementary School | PK–05 | 721 |
| Billingsley Elementary School | PK–05 | 677 |
| C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School | PK–05 | 575 |
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School | PK–05 | 628 |
| Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary | PK–05 | 413 |
| Dr. James Craik Elementary School | PK–05 | 514 |
| Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School | PK–05 | 555 |
| Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School | PK–05 | 411 |
| Eva Turner Elementary School | PK–05 | 463 |
| Gale-Bailey Elementary School | PK–05 | 346 |
| Indian Head Elementary School | PK–05 | 459 |
| J. C. Parks Elementary School | PK–05 | 638 |
| J. P. Ryon Elementary School | PK–05 | 640 |
| Malcolm Elementary School | PK–05 | 412 |
| Mary B. Neal Elementary School | PK–05 | 627 |
| Mary H. Matula Elementary School | PK–05 | 551 |
| Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School | PK–05 | 287 |
| T. C. Martin Elementary School | PK–05 | 553 |
| Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School | PK–05 | 637 |
| William A. Diggs Elementary School | PK–05 | 828 |
| William B. Wade Elementary School | PK–05 | 642 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle School | 06–08 | 925 |
| General Smallwood Middle School | 06–08 | 543 |
| John Hanson Middle School | 06–08 | 772 |
| Mattawoman Middle School | 06–08 | 934 |
| Matthew Henson Middle School | 06–08 | 710 |
| Milton M. Somers Middle School | 06–08 | 666 |
| Piccowaxen Middle School | 06–08 | 616 |
| Theodore G. Davis Middle School | 06–08 | 1,043 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Henry E. Lackey High School | 09–12 | 1,042 |
| La Plata High School | 09–12 | 1,222 |
| Maurice J. McDonough High School | 09–12 | 1,087 |
| North Point High School | 09–12 | 1,867 |
| St. Charles High School | 09–12 | 1,569 |
| Thomas Stone High School | 09–12 | 1,177 |
| Westlake High School | 09–12 | 1,229 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| F. B. Gwynn Educational Center | UG–UG | 0 |
| Robert D. Stethem Educational Center | UG–UG | 0 |
Funding is shared between state (44%) and local sources (45%), with limited federal reliance.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.