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Somerset County Public Schools

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Somerset County Public Schools is located in southeast Maryland. Somerset County Public Schools has 319.72 square miles of land area and 290.63 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Somerset County Public Schools population is 26,470. Somerset County Public Schools median household income is $42,443 in 2006-2010. Somerset County Public Schools median house value is $155,900 in 2006-2010. On average, Somerset County Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(21 out of 24, bottom 13%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	26,470 (2010), rank #23
Population Growth	2.03% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	43.37/sq mi, rank #23
Median Household Income:	$42,443 at 2006-2010—1.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #22
Median House Price:	$155,900 at 2006-2010—6.13% increase since 2005-2009, rank #23
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	319.72 sq mi, rank #18
Water Area:	290.63 sq mi (47.62%), rank #3
State:	Maryland
County:	Somerset County
City:	Princess Anne, Eden, Deal Island, Westover, Crisfield, Dames Quarter, Smith Island, Chance, Marion Station, Frenchtown-Rumbly, Fairmount, Mount Vernon, Pocomoke City, West Pocomoke
Zip:	21853, 21822, 21821, 21871, 21890, 21817, 21866, 21824, 21838, 21867, 21851
Area:	Salisbury, MD

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Somerset County Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

7982a Crisfield Hwy

Westover MD, 21871, Somerset County

Phone: 410-651-1616

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,898	2,912	2,910
English Language Learner Students:	79	NA	NA
Total Teachers:	223.55	236.10	242.10
Prekindergarten:	5.75	6.80	5.30
Kindergarten:	12.00	11.00	13.00
Elementary:	104.80	109.80	111.90
Secondary:	101.00	108.50	111.90
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	224.41	229.00	230.80
Instructional Aides:	68.50	75.50	73.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.50	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.50	4.50	4.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.50	3.50	4.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00	6.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	10.40	11.40	11.50
District Administrative Support:	14.00	14.00	13.00
School Administrators:	14.50	13.50	11.20
School Administrative Support:	14.00	18.00	20.00
Student Support Services:	25.20	23.70	24.20
Other Support Services:	56.31	58.90	62.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.96	12.33	12.02

Schools

Carter G Woodson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	281a Woodson School Rd, Crisfield MD 21817
Crisfield Academy And High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	210 North Somerset Ave, Crisfield MD 21817
Deal Island School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	23275 Lola Wheatley Rd, Deal Island MD 21821
Ewell School	Prekindergarten to Grade 7	4005 Smith Island Rd, Ewell MD 21824
Greenwood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	11412 Dryden Rd, Princess Anne MD 21853
Princess Anne Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	11576 Lankford St, Princess Anne MD 21853
Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School	Grade 6 to Grade 7	7970 Tawes Campus Rd, Westover MD 21871
Washington Academy And High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	10902 Old Princess Anne Rd, Princess Anne MD 21853

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSA Test
2004	Algebra	End of course	% met std	58.1%	58.8%
2005	Algebra	End of course	% met std	48.8%	53.8%
2006	Algebra	End of course	% met std	68.8%	66.6%
2007	Algebra	End of course	% met std	57%	63.5%
2008	Algebra	End of course	% met std	80.9%	85.9%
2009	Algebra	End of course	% met std	81.9%	85.1%
2010	Algebra	End of course	% met std	79.1%	83.6%
2011	Algebra	End of course	% met std	79.1%	83.6%
2004	Biology	End of course	% met std	44.1%	60.9%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	36.5%	57.6%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	52.9%	67.7%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	63%	70.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	70%	83.1%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	70.8%	82.6%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	76%	80.9%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	71.4%	81.3%
2005	English 2	End of course	% met std	29.7%	57.3%
2006	English 2	End of course	% met std	43.6%	60.1%
2007	English 2	End of course	% met std	63.1%	70.9%
2008	English 2	End of course	% met std	71.6%	83.1%
2009	English 2	End of course	% met std	74.4%	83.5%
2010	English 2	End of course	% met std	76.1%	80.2%
2011	English 2	End of course	% met std	75.8%	81.6%
2004	Government	End of course	% met std	45.2%	65.9%
2005	Government	End of course	% met std	49.8%	66.4%
2006	Government	End of course	% met std	59.5%	74.2%
2007	Government	End of course	% met std	42.2%	73.5%
MSA Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	48.1%	66.0%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.9%	67.4%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60.0%	72.2%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.2%	76.8%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.6%	79.1%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	78.6%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	82.6%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.0%	84.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.0%	86.0%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	86.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	87.7%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.8%	71.0%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.3%	75.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.1%	78.3%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	80.5%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.2%	83.0%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	84.9%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	84.0%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.0%	85.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	85.0%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.2%	69.6%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	76.5%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	82.1%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.9%	86%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	88.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	89.2%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.0%	90.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	90.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	89.8%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.5%	75.1%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.4%	81.0%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	81.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	86.0%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.1%	88.4%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	86.7%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	87.4%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	88.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89.8%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53.7%	63.1%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.8%	69.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	78.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	80.5%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.0%	81.2%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	83.2%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.4%	82.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.1%	85.3%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.0%	68.4%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.9%	74.3%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.4%	76.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	76.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	86.7%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	89.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	89.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.0%	90.2%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.0%	90.0%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	48.6%	50.3%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.5%	60.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.6%	65.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59%	71.9%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	75.8%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	77.1%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.5%	79.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	81.0%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.7%	83.1%
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.5%	68.3%
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	70.3%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.7%	71.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.3%	76.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	81.7%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.3%	84.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.2%	86.1%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.4%	83.8%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	84.5%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.5%	49.8%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.6%	55.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.7%	60.1%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	61.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	51.3%	68.2%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	73.1%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	72.6%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	74.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.9%	76.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.1%	67.0%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.2%	67.2%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.8%	71.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.8%	70.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	81.2%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.6%	83.1%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	81.9%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	84.0%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	81.2%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	36.2%	45.8%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.8%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.6%	55.0%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.7%	56.7%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	61.8%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	67.2%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.9%	65.4%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	66.1%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.9%	69.3%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.7%	63.8%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	66.4%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.2%	67%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.8%	68.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	72.8%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	81.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	80.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	82.7%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	80.8%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$45,443,000	$15,605		$48,746,000	$16,751		$53,664,000	$18,247
Federal:	$6,162,000	$2,116	13.6%	$5,922,000	$2,035	12.1%	$5,661,000	$1,925	10.5%
State:	$27,390,000	$9,406	60.3%	$28,932,000	$9,942	59.4%	$35,557,000	$12,090	66.3%
Local:	$11,891,000	$4,083	26.2%	$13,892,000	$4,774	28.5%	$12,446,000	$4,232	23.2%
Total Expenditures:	$45,721,000	$15,701		$49,786,000	$17,109		$52,641,000	$17,899
Total Current Expenditures:	$41,710,000	$14,323		$40,955,000	$14,074		$36,144,000	$12,290
Instructional Expenditures:	$23,220,000	$7,974	55.7%	$22,625,000	$7,775	55.2%	$20,937,000	$7,119	57.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,805,000	$2,337	16.3%	$6,866,000	$2,359	16.8%	$5,045,000	$1,715	14.0%
Administration:	$3,158,000	$1,084	7.6%	$2,944,000	$1,012	7.2%	$2,623,000	$892	7.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,527,000	$2,928	20.4%	$8,520,000	$2,928	20.8%	$7,539,000	$2,563	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,463,000	$1,189		$8,324,000	$2,860		$16,145,000	$5,490
Construction:	$0	$0		$7,102,000	$2,441		$14,216,000	$4,834
Total Other:	$243,000	$83		$247,000	$85		$184,000	$63
Interest on Debt:	$305,000	$105		$260,000	$89		$168,000	$57

Total Salary:	$24,405,000	$8,381		$24,062,000	$8,269		$21,623,000	$7,352
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,068,000	$5,518	65.8%	$15,887,000	$5,459	66.0%	$14,808,000	$5,035	68.5%
Other Salary:	$8,337,000	$2,863	34.2%	$8,175,000	$2,809	34.0%	$6,815,000	$2,317	31.5%
Total Benefit:	$8,460,000	$2,905		$7,699,000	$2,646		$6,399,000	$2,176
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,604,000	$1,924	66.2%	$5,199,000	$1,787	67.5%	$4,439,000	$1,509	69.4%
Other Benefit:	$2,856,000	$981	33.8%	$2,500,000	$859	32.5%	$1,960,000	$666	30.6%

* Somerset County Public Schools was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.