Wicomico County Public Schools

Wicomico County Public Schools
Address
2424 Northgate Drive Suite 100
Salisbury, Maryland, Wicomico, 21801
United States
District information
Type Public
Grades PreK-12
Superintendent Dr. Donna C. Hanlin
Schools 24
Budget $206 Million[1]
District ID 2400690[2]
Students and staff
Students 14,889
Teachers 1,108
Staff 1,218
Athletic conference Bayside Conference
Other information
Website www.wcboe.org

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

The district had 14,889 students, 1,108 certified teachers, and 1,218 other staff.[3][4] It is the largest school district on the Eastern Shore.

Demographics

Ethnic composition of the district in 2017 was 44.16% Caucasian, 35.95% African American, 9.33% Hispanic/Latino, 2.97% Asian, 0.55% American Indian and 6.99% two races.[3] As of 2017, the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate was 83.79% and drop out rate was 10.46%.[5]

Board of Education

The Wicomico County Board of Education is currently appointed by the Governor of Maryland.[6] Beginning with the November 2018 election, the board will transition to fully elected and will be non-partisan. It will have one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large.[7]

Current Members of the Board of Education
Name Position Term Ends
Donald L. Fitzgerald President 2018
N. Eugene Malone, Jr. Vice President 2018
Allen C. Brown 2018
John Palmer, Jr. 2018
Maria Waller 2018
Michael G. Murray 2018
William Turner 2018
2018 Candidates for Election to the Board of Education
Name Incumbent District
Tyrone Cooper At-Large
Donald L. Fitzgerald Incumbent At-Large
Michael G. Murray Incumbent At-Large
Talana D. Watson At-Large
Michelle Bradley District 1
Allen C. Brown Incumbent District 1
N. Eugene "Gene" Malone, Jr. Incumbent District 2
David L. Goslee, Sr. District 3
William Turner Incumbent District 3
David Plotts District 4
Ann Brittingham Suthowski District 4
John Palmer Incumbent District 5

List of Schools

The following are statistics from the FY 2019 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Inventory.[8]

Elementary

School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Beaver Run Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 1958 589 544 58,893
Chipman Elementary Salisbury PK - 1 1986 405 412 40,752
Delmar Elementary Delmar PK - 4 1978 821 683 76,645
East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 1942 499 422 61,889
Fruitland Primary Elementary Fruitland PK - 2 1955 450 474 56,308
Fruitland Intermediate Elementary Fruitland 3 - 5 1937 468 378 43,712
Glen Avenue Elementary Salisbury 2 - 5 1964 415 470 55,068
North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 2006 624 552 76,999
Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs PK - 5 1966 312 251 26,800
Pemberton Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2001 543 523 73,917
Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 1937 545 467 76,224
Prince Street Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2008 786 616 73,830
West Salisbury Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 2018 Building under construction, planned opening in 2018
Westside Primary Elementary Quantico PK - 1 1956 202 199 20,569
Westside Intermediate Elementary Quantico 2 - 5 1999 406 414 54,797
Willards Elementary Willards PK - 3 2003 330 362 51,247

Middle

School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Bennett Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 2015 1,049 1,114 161,304
Pittsville Elementary / Middle School Pittsville 4 - 8 1956 398 412 79,335
Salisbury Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1999 656 999 143,519
Wicomico Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1931 729 914 135,750

High

School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
James M. Bennett High School Salisbury 9 - 12 2010 1,542 1,496 247,202
Mardela Middle & High School Mardela Springs 6 - 12 1958 692 616 87,633
Parkside High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1974 1,191 944 277,724
Wicomico High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1954 1,043 1,215 195,941

References

  1. ↑ "Wicomico County Public Schools 2017-2018 Budget" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  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 2016-2017 Annual Report". January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Wicomico County Public Schools". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. ↑ "Wicomico County : 2017 Maryland Report Card". reportcard.msde.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. ↑ "November 8, 2016 Referendum on School Board - Wicomico Coun..." www.wcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  7. ↑ Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2018 Candidate Listing". elections.state.md.us. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. ↑ "Educational Facilities Master Plan - Wicomico County Public Schools". www.wcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
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