Wicomico County Public Schools

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Wicomico County Public Schools
Address
2424 Northgate Drive Suite 100
Salisbury
, Wicomico, Maryland, 21801
United States
District information
Type Public
Grades PreK-12
Established1868;157 years ago (1868)
PresidentN. Eugene "Gene" Malone Jr.
Vice-presidentDavid A. Plotts
SuperintendentDr. Micah Stauffer
Asst. superintendent(s)
  • Dr. Frederick Briggs
  • Kimberly Miles
  • Dr. Brian Raygor
School board
  • Susan W. Beauchamp
  • Allen C. Brown, Sr.
  • Dr. Bonnie H. Ennis
  • Kristin Hazel
  • N. Eugene "Gene" Malone Jr.
  • John Palmer
  • David A. Plotts
Schools24
Budget$304 Million [1]
NCES District ID 2400690 [2]
Students and staff
Students14,889
Teachers1,108
Staff1,218
Athletic conference Bayside Conference
Other information
Website www.wicomicoschools.org

Wicomico County Public Schools is the public school district for Wicomico County, Maryland. WCPS has 24 schools, consisting of 16 elementary, 1 elementary/middle, 3 middle, 1 middle/high, and 3 high schools. [3]

Contents

The district has over 15,000 students and close to 1,300 teachers. [4] It is the largest school district on the Eastern Shore.

Demographics

Ethnic composition of the district in 2020 was 44% Caucasian, 37% African American, 11% Hispanic/Latino, 3% Asian, 8% two races. [3] As of 2020, the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate was 83.93%. [3]

Board of education

The Wicomico County Board of Education was previously appointed by the governor of Maryland. [5] Beginning with the November 2018 election, the board transitioned to fully elected. It has one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large, in a non-partisan manner. [6]

List of Schools

The following are statistics from the FY 2024 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Inventory. [7]

Elementary

School NameCity or CommunityGradesOpening DateStudentsState CapacitySquare Footage
Beaver Run ElementarySalisburyPK - 2202265266498,193
Chipman ElementarySalisburyPK - 1198626238440,752
Delmar ElementaryDelmarPK - 4197885868376,645
East Salisbury ElementarySalisbury3 - 5194242142461,889
Fruitland Primary ElementaryFruitlandPK - 2195544147456,308
Fruitland Intermediate ElementaryFruitland3 - 5193739337843,712
Glen Avenue ElementarySalisbury2 - 5196439747055,068
North Salisbury ElementarySalisbury3 - 5200650550676,999
Northwestern ElementaryMardela SpringsPK - 5196634125126,800
Pemberton ElementarySalisburyPK - 5200152952373,917
Pinehurst ElementarySalisburyPK - 5193748646776,224
Prince Street ElementarySalisburyPK - 5200885461673,830
West Salisbury ElementarySalisburyPK - 2201834635260,833
Westside Primary ElementaryQuanticoPK - 1195619219920,569
Westside Intermediate ElementaryQuantico2 - 5199934341454,797
Willards ElementaryWillardsPK - 3200330936251,247

Delmar Elementary was previously until grade 6, but changed to being up to grade 5 in 2000 upon the opening of the new Delmar Middle School/Delmar High School complex of the Delmar School District. Residents of Delmar, Maryland may attend the Delmar, Delaware schools or they may attend Wicomico Middle School. [8]

Middle

School NameCity or CommunityGradesOpening DateStudentsState CapacitySquare Footage
Bennett Middle SchoolFruitland6 - 820159061,114161,304
Pittsville Elementary / Middle SchoolPittsville4 - 8195632950579,335
Salisbury Middle SchoolSalisbury6 - 81999873999143,519
Wicomico Middle SchoolSalisbury6 - 81931819914135,750

In the late 1990s there was a movement to have Salisbury Middle School named after Charles Chipman, an African-American teacher who worked at Wicomico County schools. [9] He originated from New Jersey. [10]

High

School NameCity or CommunityGradesOpening DateStudentsState CapacitySquare Footage
James M. Bennett High School Salisbury9 - 1220101,3431,496247,202
Mardela Middle & High School Mardela Springs6 - 12193769161687,633
Parkside High School Salisbury9 - 1219751,160944277,724
Wicomico High School Salisbury9 - 1219541,3251,215195,941

References

  1. ↑ "Wicomico County Public Schools FY2023 Budget" (PDF). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Wicomico County Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wicomico County Public Schools Annual Report 2019-2020" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "About Wicomico Public Schools". Wicomico County Public Schools. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ "November 8, 2016 Referendum on School Board - Wicomico Coun..." www.wcboe.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2018 Candidate Listing". elections.state.md.us. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "FY 2024 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Wicomico County Public Schools" (PDF). www.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Board of Ed finalizes redistricting". The Daily Times . Salisbury, Maryland. April 7, 1999. p. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Stump, Brice (January 13, 1998). "Who was Charles Chipman?". The Daily Times . Salisbury, Maryland. pp. 11, 12. - Clipping of first page and of second page at Newspapers.com
  10. ↑ "Dr. Charles H. Chipman Is Outstanding Man". The Daily Times . Salisbury, Maryland. February 23, 1981. p. 6. - Clipping at Newspapers.com
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