Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD

Galway Elementary students with data notebooks

About Us

Montgomery County's school system, located in the Washington D.C. suburbs, is the 16th largest in the United States. Ninety percent of our students graduate.

The Annual Report on the Strategic Plan monitors our progress toward raising student achievement by connecting measurable data points with milestones framed within our Guiding Tenets.
Our School-odex and Schools at a Glance are your best source of detailed information about each school.
A Parent's Guide provides information and resources parents need to support their children's education.

Schools & Facilities

Montgomery County

Size: 497 square miles
Population: 942,000
Approximately one of every seven residents is a public school student.

Schools

2007-08 total: 200
Elementary (preK-5): 130
Middle (6-8): 38
High (9-12): 25
Special or Alternative: 7

School-odex
Facts and links to information about each school

Quick List of Principal Centers, Facilities, and Offices

Employees

Total: 21,840
Teachers: 11,486
80.8 percent of teachers have a Masters degree or equivalent.

Transportation & Meals

1,265 buses transport 96,000 students

12 million meals served

Students

Enrollment

2007-08 Total: 137,745
Largest in Maryland
16th largest in U.S.
PreK (incl. Headstart): 2,480
Elementary (K-5): 56,500
Middle (6-8): 28,540
High (9-12): 41,303

Performance

Graduation rate: 91.4%
Honors/AP participation: 69.7% (2005-2006)
National Merit Scholars: 68 (2006-2007)
National Blue Ribbon Schools: 33 (1983-2007)
Average SAT Score: 1624 (2006-2007)

Attendance

Grades 1-5: 95.9%
Grades 6-8: 95.3%
Drop-out rate: 2.01%

Demographics

African American: 22.9%
American Indian: 0.3%
Asian American: 15.2%
Hispanic: 21.5%
White: 40.1%

Other Student Statistics

Students receiving free & reduced meals (FARMS): 24.7%
Students ever receiving FARMS: 39.4%
English for speakers of other languages (ESOL): 14,718
International students: from more than 163 countries
Students receiving special education services: 16,578

Budget

Fiscal Year 2008

Operating budget: $1.98B
Cost per student: $12,722

Funding Sources

Montgomery County: 73.4%
State education aid: 19.7%
Federal govt. grants: 3.5%
Enterprise funds: 2.7%
Fees, other sources: 0.8 %
Special revenue fund: 0.01%

Expenditures by Category

Instructional: 80%
School support: 14.6%
System-wide support: 2.7%
Miscellaneous: 2.7%

Capital Budget

FY 2009: $269.2M

Capital Improvements Program

FY 2009-14: $1.497B

Montgomery County Public Schools