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MARYLAND SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS: WE ARE HERE TO HELP

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ABOUT Maryland SCHOOLS

Maryland schools boast a total statewide student population of 989,830 attending 1,460 schools in 28 public school districts and 961 private schools. Public school revenue and expenditures vary by school district but Maryland public schools spend an average of $7,479 per student each year. That ranks Maryland schools number 19 nationally.

Student teacher ratio is an important statistic cluing parents into the probable attention their child might receive individually in a classroom setting. Maryland public schools average a student teacher ratio of 36:1. Maryland private schools average 10:1. Also, high schools in Maryland average a student body population of 1,015, while Maryland middle schools and elementary schools average student body populations of 604 and 430 respectively.

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DIVERSITY IN K-12 SCHOOLS

In Maryland Public Schools administrators are contemplating integrating student bodies based on income integration. Currently schools in an area have either mostly poor or mostly rich kids, depending on the area and if the schools is located in the district that is “ghetto” or one of a nice community.

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