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Washington County Public Schools is located in northwest Maryland. Washington County Public Schools has 457.78 square miles of land area and 9.56 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Washington County Public Schools population is 148,913. Washington County Public Schools median household income is $56,477 in 2010-2014. Washington County Public Schools median house value is $200,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Washington County Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(10 out of 24, top 42%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	46
Population	148,913 (2010-2014), rank #11
Population Growth	3.30% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	318.64/sq mi, rank #10
Median Household Income:	$56,477 at 2010-2014—8.69% increase since 2005-2009, rank #17
Median House Price:	$200,700 at 2010-2014—-13.94% increase since 2005-2009, rank #18
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	457.78 sq mi, rank #8
Water Area:	9.56 sq mi (2.05%), rank #18
State:	Maryland
County:	Washington County
City:	Hagerstown, Reid, Paramount-Long Meadow, Middleburg, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Williamsport, Halfway, Clear Spring, Wilson-Conococheague, Pinesburg, Fairview, Charlton, Fairplay, Sharpsburg, Downsville, Keedysville, Boonsboro, Mount Briar, Eakles Mill, Smithsburg, Robinwood, Mount Aetna, Jugtown, Chewsville, Cavetown, San Mar, Mount Lena, Beaver Creek, Bagtown, Hancock, Big Pool, Pecktonville, Indian Springs, Ernstville, Cascade, Ringgold, Highfield-Cascade, Greensburg, Fort Ritchie, Edgemont, Maugansville, Cearfoss, Tilghmanton, Saint James, Mercersville, Breathedsville, Bakersville, Knoxville, Yarrowsburg, Sandy Hook, Garretts Mill, Dargan, Funkstown, Leitersburg, Rohrersville, Trego-Rohrersville Station, Gapland, Brownsville, Sabillasville, Pondsville, Middletown, Mapleville, Big Spring, Kemps Mill, Antietam
Zip:	21742, 21795, 21740, 21722, 21733, 21782, 21756, 21713, 21783, 21750, 21711, 21719, 21767, 21781, 21758, 21746, 21734, 21779, 21780, 21769
Area:	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

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820 Commonwealth Ave

Hagerstown MD, 21740, Washington County

Phone: 301-766-2800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	22,495	22,403	22,240	22,206	21,902	21,734	21,703
English Language Learner Students:	377	354	357	383	376	NA	NA
Total Teachers:	1,518.89	1,514.00	1,531.40	1,541.60	1,530.09	1,487.60	1,502.90
Prekindergarten:	16.60	17.00	16.50	15.50	14.00	15.50	15.50
Kindergarten:	92.50	86.00	84.50	86.50	85.00	84.00	84.00
Elementary:	804.19	795.75	816.90	820.35	815.95	782.10	799.50
Secondary:	605.60	615.25	613.50	619.25	615.14	606.00	603.90
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	1,416.72	1,392.84	1,435.65	1,417.54	1,421.61	1,363.60	1,296.90
Instructional Aides:	293.54	292.86	300.04	294.04	291.00	275.10	268.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	101.00	92.00	105.00	107.50	109.50	105.80	105.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	54.42	55.10	56.10	56.10	52.50	53.10	53.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	25.58	25.60	27.10	26.60	24.50	25.10	24.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	28.84	29.50	29.00	29.50	28.00	28.00	28.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	39.00	39.00	42.00	42.00	41.00	41.50	28.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	72.50	69.00	76.00	75.00	78.67	75.70	71.50
District Administrative Support:	65.03	69.46	70.03	71.59	74.09	70.60	67.50
School Administrators:	92.00	95.00	96.00	97.00	98.00	94.00	89.00
School Administrative Support:	109.40	102.23	98.26	96.90	98.90	94.30	95.20
Student Support Services:	66.41	64.70	66.70	62.70	60.24	48.70	38.90
Other Support Services:	523.42	513.49	525.52	514.71	517.71	504.80	478.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.81	14.80	14.52	14.40	14.31	14.61	14.44

Schools

Barbara Ingram School For The Arts	Grade 9 to Grade 12	711 South Potomac St, Hagerstown MD 21740
Bester Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	30 East Memorial Blvd, Hagerstown MD 21740
Boonsboro Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5 Campus Ave, Boonsboro MD 21713
Boonsboro High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	10 Campus Ave, Boonsboro MD 21713
Boonsboro Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1 Jh Wade Dr, Boonsboro MD 21713
Cascade Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	14519 Pennersville Rd, Cascade MD 21719
Clear Spring Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	12627 Broadfording Rd, Clear Spring MD 21722
Clear Spring High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	12630 Broadfording Rd, Clear Spring MD 21722
Clear Spring Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	12628 Broadfording Rd, Clear Spring MD 21722
Conococheague Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	12408 Learning Ln, Hagerstown MD 21740
E. Russell Hicks Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1321 South Potomac St, Hagerstown MD 21740
Eastern Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1320 Yale Dr, Hagerstown MD 21742
Emma K. Doub Elementary	Grade 1 to Grade 5	1221 South Potomac St, Hagerstown MD 21740
Fountain Rock Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	17145 Lappans Rd, Hagerstown MD 21740
Fountaindale Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	901 Northern Ave, Hagerstown MD 21742
Funkstown Elementary	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	23 Funkstown Rd, Hagerstown MD 21740
Greenbrier Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	21222 San Mar Rd, Boonsboro MD 21713
Hancock Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	290 West Main St, Hancock MD 21750
Hancock Middle Senior High	Grade 6 to Grade 12	289 West Main St, Hancock MD 21750
Hickory Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	11101 Hickory School Rd, Williamsport MD 21795
Lincolnshire Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	17545 Lincolnshire Rd, Hagerstown MD 21740
Marshall Street School	Kindergarten to Grade 12	1350 Marshall St, Hagerstown MD 21740
Maugansville Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	18023 Maugans Ave, Maugansville MD 21767
North Hagerstown High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Hagerstown MD 21742
Northern Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	701 Northern Ave, Hagerstown MD 21742
Old Forge Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	21615 Old Forge Rd, Hagerstown MD 21742
Pangborn Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	195 Pangborn Blvd, Hagerstown MD 21740
Paramount Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	19410 Longmeadow Rd, Hagerstown MD 21742
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1707 Rohrersville Rd, Knoxville MD 21758
Potomac Heights Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	301 East Magnolia Ave, Hagerstown MD 21742
Rockland Woods Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	18201 Rockland Dr, Hagerstown MD 21740
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	1311 Yale Dr, Hagerstown MD 21740
Salem Avenue Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1323 Salem Ave Ext, Hagerstown MD 21740
Sharpsburg Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	17525 Shepherdstown Pk, Sharpsburg MD 21782
Smithsburg Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	67 North Main St, Smithsburg MD 21783
Smithsburg High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	66 North Main St, Smithsburg MD 21783
Smithsburg Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	68 North Main St, Smithsburg MD 21783
South Hagerstown High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1101 South Potomac St, Hagerstown MD 21740
Springfield Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	334 Sunset Ave, Williamsport MD 21795
Washington County Job Development Center	Grade 10 to Grade 12	1350 Marshall St, Hagerstown MD 21740
Washington County Technical High	Grade 11 to Grade 12	50 West Oak Ridge Dr, Hagerstown MD 21740
Western Heights Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1300 Marshall St, Hagerstown MD 21740
Williamsport Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1 South Clifton Dr, Williamsport MD 21795
Williamsport High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5 South Clifton Dr, Williamsport MD 21795
Winter Street Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	59 Winter St, Hagerstown MD 21740

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSA Test
2004	Algebra	End of course	% met std	75.9%	58.8%
2005	Algebra	End of course	% met std	73.9%	53.8%
2006	Algebra	End of course	% met std	88.2%	66.6%
2007	Algebra	End of course	% met std	89.2%	63.5%
2008	Algebra	End of course	% met std	95%	85.9%
2009	Algebra	End of course	% met std	94.6%	85.1%
2010	Algebra	End of course	% met std	94.1%	83.6%
2011	Algebra	End of course	% met std	94.5%	83.6%
2012	Algebra	End of course	% met std	94.5%	83.9%
2004	Biology	End of course	% met std	64.2%	60.9%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	67.8%	57.6%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	80.1%	67.7%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	80.3%	70.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	88.2%	83.1%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	87.9%	82.6%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	88.8%	80.9%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	81.3%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	90.1%	81.7%
2005	English 2	End of course	% met std	59.4%	57.3%
2006	English 2	End of course	% met std	66.5%	60.1%
2007	English 2	End of course	% met std	77.3%	70.9%
2008	English 2	End of course	% met std	83.8%	83.1%
2009	English 2	End of course	% met std	85.3%	83.5%
2010	English 2	End of course	% met std	83.4%	80.2%
2011	English 2	End of course	% met std	87.8%	81.6%
2012	English 2	End of course	% met std	88.7%	83.1%
2004	Government	End of course	% met std	66.7%	65.9%
2005	Government	End of course	% met std	21.1%	66.4%
2006	Government	End of course	% met std	80.5%	74.2%
2007	Government	End of course	% met std	86.6%	73.5%
MSA Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71.8%	66.0%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.2%	67.4%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.5%	72.2%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	76.8%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	79.1%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.9%	78.6%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	82.6%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	84.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	86.0%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	86.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	82.2%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	71.0%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.7%	75.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	78.3%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	80.5%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.8%	83.0%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	84.9%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	84.0%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	85.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	85.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	82.6%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	69.6%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.0%	76.5%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	82.1%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.0%	86%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.4%	88.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.7%	89.2%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.4%	90.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	90.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	89.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	88.8%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	75.1%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81.0%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	81.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	86.0%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.0%	88.4%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	86.7%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	87.4%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	88.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	89.8%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.1%	88.2%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	63.1%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	69.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.7%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81.2%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.4%	83.2%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	82.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	85.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	80.8%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	68.4%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	74.3%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	76.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	76.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	86.7%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.1%	89.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.0%	89.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.1%	90.2%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	90.0%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	88.4%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.0%	50.3%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	60.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	65.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	71.9%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.0%	75.8%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.5%	77.1%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.0%	79.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.2%	81.0%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.1%	83.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	77.1%
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.3%	68.3%
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	70.3%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	71.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	76.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.6%	81.7%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	84.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.8%	86.1%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	83.8%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.4%	84.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	84.1%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	49.8%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	55.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	60.1%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	61.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.2%	68.2%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.0%	73.1%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	72.6%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.8%	74.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	76.4%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.9%	72.6%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	67.0%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	67.2%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	71.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	70.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	81.2%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	83.1%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.9%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.7%	84.0%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.3%	85.0%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	45.8%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.0%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	55.0%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	56.7%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	61.8%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	67.2%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	65.4%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.0%	66.1%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.0%	69.3%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	67.0%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	63.8%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.4%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	67%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.0%	68.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	72.8%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	81.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	80.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	82.7%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.4%	80.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.8%	81.0%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$298,631,000	$13,428		$304,441,000	$13,710		$295,204,000	$13,478
Federal:	$21,794,000	$980	7.3%	$31,388,000	$1,413	10.3%	$24,205,000	$1,105	8.2%
State:	$175,811,000	$7,905	58.9%	$168,218,000	$7,575	55.3%	$164,722,000	$7,521	55.8%
Local:	$101,026,000	$4,543	33.8%	$104,835,000	$4,721	34.4%	$106,277,000	$4,852	36.0%
Total Expenditures:	$296,808,000	$13,346		$312,774,000	$14,085		$298,436,000	$13,626
Total Current Expenditures:	$279,839,000	$12,583		$277,376,000	$12,491		$269,692,000	$12,314
Instructional Expenditures:	$168,897,000	$7,594	60.4%	$166,098,000	$7,480	59.9%	$159,034,000	$7,261	59.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$26,859,000	$1,208	9.6%	$27,418,000	$1,235	9.9%	$27,674,000	$1,264	10.3%
Administration:	$28,171,000	$1,267	10.1%	$27,499,000	$1,238	9.9%	$26,579,000	$1,214	9.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$55,912,000	$2,514	20.0%	$56,361,000	$2,538	20.3%	$56,405,000	$2,575	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$12,239,000	$550		$30,475,000	$1,372		$22,923,000	$1,047
Construction:	$6,943,000	$312		$26,195,000	$1,180		$17,482,000	$798
Total Other:	$37,000	$2		$335,000	$15		$321,000	$15
Interest on Debt:	$1,872,000	$84		$1,849,000	$83		$1,978,000	$90

Total Salary:	$163,218,000	$7,339		$164,573,000	$7,411		$163,377,000	$7,459
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$108,928,000	$4,898	66.7%	$108,968,000	$4,907	66.2%	$108,533,000	$4,955	66.4%
Other Salary:	$54,290,000	$2,441	33.3%	$55,605,000	$2,504	33.8%	$54,844,000	$2,504	33.6%
Total Benefit:	$70,598,000	$3,174		$66,238,000	$2,983		$58,834,000	$2,686
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$49,233,000	$2,214	69.7%	$47,162,000	$2,124	71.2%	$40,676,000	$1,857	69.1%
Other Benefit:	$21,365,000	$961	30.3%	$19,076,000	$859	28.8%	$18,158,000	$829	30.9%

* Washington County Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.