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Dorchester County Public Schools

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Dorchester County Public Schools is located close to the center of Maryland. Dorchester County Public Schools has 540.76 square miles of land area and 442.24 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dorchester County Public Schools population is 32,614. Dorchester County Public Schools median household income is $45,628 in 2010-2014. Dorchester County Public Schools median house value is $188,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Dorchester County Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(22 out of 24, bottom 8%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	13
Population	32,614 (2010-2014), rank #21
Population Growth	3.06% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	33.18/sq mi, rank #24
Median Household Income:	$45,628 at 2010-2014—1.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #21
Median House Price:	$188,100 at 2010-2014—-4.52% increase since 2005-2009, rank #19
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	540.76 sq mi, rank #4
Water Area:	442.24 sq mi (44.99%), rank #1
State:	Maryland
County:	Dorchester County
City:	Vienna, Elliott, Cambridge, Linkwood, Woolford, Madison, Hurlock, Rhodesdale, East New Market, Federalsburg, Crocheron, Toddville, Wingate, Church Creek, Algonquin, Fishing Creek, Crapo, Taylors Island, Secretary, Galestown, Eldorado, Brookview
Zip:	21869, 21613, 21835, 21677, 21648, 21643, 21659, 21631, 21632, 21627, 21672, 21675, 21622, 21634, 21626, 21669, 21664
Area:	Cambridge, MD

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Dorchester County Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

700 Glasgow St

Cambridge MD, 21613, Dorchester County

Phone: 410-228-4747

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,766	4,718	4,647	4,647	4,628	4,560	4,654
English Language Learner Students:	115	99	68	66	85	NA	NA
Total Teachers:	372.00	374.50	376.50	372.50	368.11	376.00	375.50
Prekindergarten:	7.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	19.00	18.00	19.00	18.00	18.00	20.00	8.60
Elementary:	190.00	188.75	190.25	188.25	185.53	188.50	203.30
Secondary:	156.00	159.75	159.25	159.25	157.58	160.50	156.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	336.00	324.00	321.00	312.00	318.65	318.50	282.60
Instructional Aides:	72.00	72.00	67.00	64.00	66.05	61.00	39.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.50	4.50	5.50	6.50	6.05	5.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	16.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	16.00	18.00	14.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	7.00	7.50	7.50	7.50	8.50	7.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	7.50	7.50	8.50	9.50	6.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	10.50	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	9.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	1.00
District Administrators:	26.00	22.00	23.00	21.00	24.00	20.00	14.00
District Administrative Support:	19.50	20.50	20.50	20.50	20.50	21.50	18.50
School Administrators:	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.50	25.00
School Administrative Support:	26.00	26.00	27.00	27.00	26.00	25.00	38.00
Student Support Services:	17.00	14.00	15.00	14.00	13.50	19.00	16.00
Other Support Services:	120.50	117.00	115.00	112.00	114.55	114.50	108.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.81	12.60	12.34	12.48	12.57	12.13	12.39

Schools

Cambridge-South Dorchester High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2475 Cambridge Beltway, Cambridge MD 21613
Choptank Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1103 Mace's Ln, Cambridge MD 21613
Dorchester County Career And Technology Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2465 Cambridge Beltway, Cambridge MD 21613
Hurlock Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	301 Charles St, Hurlock MD 21643
Mace's Lane Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1101 Mace's Ln, Cambridge MD 21613
Maple Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5225 Egypt Rd, Cambridge MD 21613
North Dorchester High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5875 Cloverdale Rd, Hurlock MD 21643
North Dorchester Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	5745 Cloverdale Rd, Hurlock MD 21643
Sandy Hill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1503 Glasgow Rd, Cambridge MD 21613
South Dorchester School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	3485 Church Creek Rd, Church Creek MD 21622
Vienna Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4905 Ocean Gateway, Vienna MD 21869
Warwick Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	155 Main St, Secretary MD 21664

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSA Test
2004	Algebra	End of course	% met std	51.8%	58.8%
2005	Algebra	End of course	% met std	58.9%	53.8%
2006	Algebra	End of course	% met std	65.2%	66.6%
2007	Algebra	End of course	% met std	78.2%	63.5%
2008	Algebra	End of course	% met std	88.4%	85.9%
2009	Algebra	End of course	% met std	90.1%	85.1%
2010	Algebra	End of course	% met std	80.2%	83.6%
2011	Algebra	End of course	% met std	84.6%	83.6%
2012	Algebra	End of course	% met std	78.8%	83.9%
2004	Biology	End of course	% met std	48.2%	60.9%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	51.5%	57.6%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	63.2%	67.7%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	64.4%	70.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	80.8%	83.1%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	83.1%	82.6%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	81.4%	80.9%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	75.2%	81.3%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	74.1%	81.7%
2005	English 2	End of course	% met std	43.9%	57.3%
2006	English 2	End of course	% met std	50.7%	60.1%
2007	English 2	End of course	% met std	61.9%	70.9%
2008	English 2	End of course	% met std	74%	83.1%
2009	English 2	End of course	% met std	76.4%	83.5%
2010	English 2	End of course	% met std	75.1%	80.2%
2011	English 2	End of course	% met std	74.3%	81.6%
2012	English 2	End of course	% met std	69.3%	83.1%
2004	Government	End of course	% met std	50.8%	65.9%
2005	Government	End of course	% met std	47.9%	66.4%
2006	Government	End of course	% met std	70.1%	74.2%
2007	Government	End of course	% met std	60.6%	73.5%
MSA Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	57.9%	66.0%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59.3%	67.4%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59.2%	72.2%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.5%	76.8%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.0%	79.1%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.5%	78.6%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	82.6%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.0%	84.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.5%	86.0%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	86.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.5%	82.2%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49.5%	71.0%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.4%	75.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.6%	78.3%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.3%	80.5%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	83.0%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.0%	84.9%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	84.0%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	85.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.5%	85.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.2%	82.6%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.0%	69.6%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59.7%	76.5%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.9%	82.1%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	86%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	88.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.1%	89.2%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.4%	90.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	90.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	89.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.1%	88.8%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.5%	75.1%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.0%	81.0%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	81.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.0%	86.0%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	88.4%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	86.7%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.8%	87.4%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	88.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.9%	89.8%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.8%	88.2%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.9%	63.1%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.9%	69.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.4%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	78.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	80.5%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	81.2%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	83.2%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	82.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	85.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.0%	80.8%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.3%	68.4%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	74.3%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.8%	76.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.0%	76.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	86.7%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	89.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	89.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	90.2%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	90.0%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.0%	88.4%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.8%	50.3%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	36.7%	60.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.0%	65.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.3%	71.9%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.2%	75.8%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	77.1%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.5%	79.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.9%	81.0%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.1%	83.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.0%	77.1%
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.4%	68.3%
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.6%	70.3%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.1%	71.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.2%	76.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	81.7%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.7%	84.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.0%	86.1%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.5%	83.8%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	84.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	84.1%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	34.1%	49.8%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.6%	55.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41.3%	60.1%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.4%	61.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.4%	68.2%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	73.1%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	72.6%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.9%	74.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	76.4%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.5%	72.6%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	67.0%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.6%	67.2%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.3%	71.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	70.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	81.2%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	83.1%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	81.9%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.0%	84.0%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	81.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.0%	85.0%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	24.1%	45.8%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	35.1%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.4%	55.0%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.8%	56.7%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.9%	61.8%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	67.2%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.4%	65.4%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	66.1%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.6%	69.3%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.1%	67.0%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.4%	63.8%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	66.4%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.3%	67%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.3%	68.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.9%	72.8%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	81.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	80.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	82.7%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	80.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	81.0%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$62,375,000	$13,423		$75,257,000	$16,195		$80,023,000	$17,291
Federal:	$5,826,000	$1,254	9.3%	$7,475,000	$1,609	9.9%	$7,445,000	$1,609	9.3%
State:	$38,169,000	$8,214	61.2%	$39,168,000	$8,429	52.0%	$40,612,000	$8,775	50.8%
Local:	$18,380,000	$3,955	29.5%	$28,614,000	$6,158	38.0%	$31,966,000	$6,907	39.9%
Total Expenditures:	$64,210,000	$13,818		$72,765,000	$15,658		$79,145,000	$17,101
Total Current Expenditures:	$59,741,000	$12,856		$59,466,000	$12,797		$58,761,000	$12,697
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,725,000	$7,688	59.8%	$35,677,000	$7,677	60.0%	$35,437,000	$7,657	60.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,737,000	$1,450	11.3%	$5,948,000	$1,280	10.0%	$5,995,000	$1,295	10.2%
Administration:	$6,387,000	$1,374	10.7%	$6,190,000	$1,332	10.4%	$6,190,000	$1,338	10.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$10,892,000	$2,344	18.2%	$11,651,000	$2,507	19.6%	$11,139,000	$2,407	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,492,000	$751		$12,324,000	$2,652		$19,943,000	$4,309
Construction:	$3,228,000	$695		$12,212,000	$2,628		$26,000	$6
Total Other:	$97,000	$21		$71,000	$15		$53,000	$11
Interest on Debt:	$830,000	$179		$824,000	$177		$275,000	$59

Total Salary:	$34,089,000	$7,336		$33,910,000	$7,297		$34,351,000	$7,422
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$22,842,000	$4,915	67.0%	$22,958,000	$4,940	67.7%	$22,895,000	$4,947	66.7%
Other Salary:	$11,247,000	$2,420	33.0%	$10,952,000	$2,357	32.3%	$11,456,000	$2,475	33.3%
Total Benefit:	$14,259,000	$3,068		$13,812,000	$2,972		$13,488,000	$2,914
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$9,902,000	$2,131	69.4%	$10,177,000	$2,190	73.7%	$10,045,000	$2,170	74.5%
Other Benefit:	$4,357,000	$938	30.6%	$3,635,000	$782	26.3%	$3,443,000	$744	25.5%

* Dorchester County Public Schools was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.