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South Hagerstown High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1101 S Potomac St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone
(301) 766-8369
District
Washington County Public Schools
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1487
Classroom Teachers
87

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.9% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

South Hagerstown High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
28%
45%
48%
5%
8%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 525 35.3%
Grade 10 430 28.9%
Grade 11 309 20.8%
Grade 12 223 15.0%
Total 1487 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.6% 64.1% 35.2%
Black 32.2% 17.1% 34.2%
Hispanic 24.0% 16.3% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 2.4% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.7% 61.1% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 65.8% 53.2% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.8% 8.0% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 154,645 6,164,660
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 337.8 629
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.7% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 59,051 2,318,124
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.4% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.0% 42.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.5% 30.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.7% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 13.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 10.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.2% 7.3%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,108 $225,382,000 61.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $742 $16,543,000 4.5%
Staff $770 $17,168,000 4.7%
General Administration $82 $1,818,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,007 $22,462,000 6.1%
Operation $1,680 $37,460,000 10.2%
Transportation $573 $12,772,000 3.5%
Other $426 $9,503,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,280 $117,726,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,090 $24,304,000 6.6%
Total Expenditures $16,478 $367,412,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,551 $9,390,931,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $828 $736,660,000 4.5%
Staff $800 $712,286,000 4.3%
General Administration $116 $103,436,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,092 $972,050,000 5.9%
Operation $1,442 $1,283,316,000 7.8%
Transportation $691 $614,844,000 3.7%
Other $439 $391,069,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,408 $4,813,661,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,533 $2,254,097,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $18,492 $16,458,689,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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