For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 1,357 students in Dorchester County School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Maryland.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High Schools in Dorchester County School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Maryland public high school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 56% statewide average).
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High School in Dorchester County School District have a Graduation Rate of 81%, which is less than the Maryland average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is North Dorchester High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Maryland or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maryland public high school average of 68% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MD)
# Schools
13 Schools
287 Schools
# Students
4,608 Students
285,722 Students
# Teachers
356 Teachers
18,478 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dorchester County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 84% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#22 out of 25 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)15%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
36%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)84%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.67
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
13%
22%
% Black
40%
34%