At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
26,141
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
44
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$16,548
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,200
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 25,050
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,733
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
What current records say about Carroll County Public Schools
Carroll County Public Schools operates 44 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Westminster, Maryland. NCES reports 26,141 students and 1,792.42 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Maryland agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 10 of 24 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $16,548 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,200 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 21 of 24 in Maryland. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 1.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,792.42
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $426,736,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, Maryland
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.5719, -76.9859
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White76.7%
- Hispanic9.3%
- Black5.4%
- Asian3.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial4.3%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Carroll County Public Schools
44 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 44 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Career & Technology Center | High11–12 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| Carroll Springs School | OtherPK–12 | 32 | 4.4:1 | |
| Carrolltowne Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 593 | 14.7:1 | |
| Century High | High09–12 | 1,101 | 18.7:1 | |
| Cranberry Station Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 593 | 15:1 | |
| Crossroads Middle School | Middle06–08 | 13 | 3.3:1 | |
| Ebb Valley Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 563 | 15.5:1 | |
| Eldersburg Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 470 | 15.2:1 | |
| Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 502 | 12.2:1 | |
| Flexible Student Support | High09–12 | 44 | Not reported | |
| Francis Scott Key High | High09–12 | 906 | 16.1:1 | |
| Freedom District Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 627 | 15.9:1 | |
| Friendship Valley Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 518 | 13.8:1 | |
| Gateway School | High09–12 | 80 | 4.6:1 | |
| Hampstead Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 400 | 11.4:1 | |
| Liberty High | High09–12 | 1,007 | 18.3:1 | |
| Linton Springs Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 759 | 17:1 | |
| Manchester Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 671 | 15.8:1 | |
| Manchester Valley High | High09–12 | 1,339 | 18.9:1 | |
| Mechanicsville Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 510 | 15.3:1 | |
| Mount Airy Elementary | Elementary03–05 | 462 | 15.9:1 | |
| Mount Airy Middle | Middle06–08 | 761 | 17.1:1 | |
| North Carroll Middle | Middle06–08 | 626 | 15.8:1 | |
| Northwest Middle | Middle06–08 | 655 | 13.9:1 |