Wicomico County Public Schools

Wicomico County Public Schools is the public school district in Wicomico County, Maryland. WCPS has 24 schools, consisting of 16 elementary, 1 elementary/middle, 3 middle, 1 middle/high, and 3 high schools.[3]

Wicomico County Public Schools
Address
2424 Northgate Drive Suite 100
Salisbury
, Wicomico, Maryland, 21801
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. Donna C. Hanlin
Schools24
Budget$206 Million[1]
NCES District ID2400690[2]
Students and staff
Students14,889
Teachers1,108
Staff1,218
Athletic conferenceBayside Conference
Other information
Websitewww.wcboe.org

The district had 14,889 students, 1,108 certified teachers, and 1,218 other staff.[3][4] It is the largest school district on the Eastern Shore.

Demographics

Ethnic composition of the district in 2017 was 44.16% Caucasian, 35.95% African American, 9.33% Hispanic/Latino, 2.97% Asian, 0.55% American Indian and 6.99% two races.[3] As of 2017, the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate was 83.79% and drop out rate was 10.46%.[5]

Board of Education

The Wicomico County Board of Education was previously appointed by the Governor of Maryland.[6] Beginning with the November 2018 election, the board transitioned to fully elected. It has one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large, in a non-partisan manner.[7]

List of Schools

The following are statistics from the FY 2019 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Inventory.[8]

Elementary
School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Beaver Run Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 1958 589 544 58,893
Chipman Elementary Salisbury PK - 1 1986 405 412 40,752
Delmar Elementary Delmar PK - 4 1978 821 683 76,645
East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 1942 499 422 61,889
Fruitland Primary Elementary Fruitland PK - 2 1955 450 474 56,308
Fruitland Intermediate Elementary Fruitland 3 - 5 1937 468 378 43,712
Glen Avenue Elementary Salisbury 2 - 5 1964 415 470 55,068
North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 2006 624 552 76,999
Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs PK - 5 1966 312 251 26,800
Pemberton Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2001 543 523 73,917
Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 1937 545 467 76,224
Prince Street Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2008 786 616 73,830
West Salisbury Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 2018 Building under construction, planned opening in 2018
Westside Primary Elementary Quantico PK - 1 1956 202 199 20,569
Westside Intermediate Elementary Quantico 2 - 5 1999 406 414 54,797
Willards Elementary Willards PK - 3 2003 330 362 51,247

Middle
School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Bennett Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 2015 1,049 1,114 161,304
Pittsville Elementary / Middle School Pittsville 4 - 8 1956 398 412 79,335
Salisbury Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1999 656 999 143,519
Wicomico Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1931 729 914 135,750

High
School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
James M. Bennett High School Salisbury 9 - 12 2010 (current building) 1962 (original building demolished in 2010) 1,542 1,496 247,202
Mardela Middle & High School Mardela Springs 6 - 12 1937 (original building demolished in 1980) 1980 (current building) 692 616 87,633
Parkside High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1975 1,191 944 277,724
Wicomico High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1954 1,043 1,215 195,941

References
  1. "Wicomico County Public Schools 2017-2018 Budget" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Wicomico County Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. "Wicomico County Public Schools 2016-2017 Annual Report". January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Wicomico County Public Schools". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. "Wicomico County : 2017 Maryland Report Card". reportcard.msde.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. "November 8, 2016 Referendum on School Board - Wicomico Coun..." www.wcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  7. Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2018 Candidate Listing". elections.state.md.us. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. "Educational Facilities Master Plan - Wicomico County Public Schools". www.wcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
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