For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 539 students in St. Mary's County School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public charter schools in Maryland.
Public Charter School in St. Mary's County School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Maryland public charter school average of 17%), and reading proficiency score of 68% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maryland public charter school average of 89% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MD)
# Schools
27 Schools
50 Schools
# Students
16,905 Students
25,351 Students
# Teachers
1,057 Teachers
1,642 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
St. Mary's County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 25 school districts in Maryland (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#8 out of 25 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
36%
Graduation Rate
91%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.46
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
2%
% Hispanic
10%
11%
% Black
19%
72%
% White
59%
11%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,193 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,516. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,546 is less than the state median of $18,444. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$291 MM
$17,412 MM
Spending
$280 MM
$16,456 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,193
$19,516
Spending / Student
$16,546
$18,444
Best St. Mary's County School District Public Charter Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Chesapeake Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
20945 Great Mills Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Gr: K-8 | 539 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
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