Wicomico County Public Schools

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]

Wicomico County Public Schools
Address
2424 Northgate Drive Suite 100
Salisbury
, Wicomico, Maryland, 21801
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-12
Established1868 (1868)
SuperintendentDr. Micah Stauffer
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
Chair of the boardN. Eugene "Gene"​ Malone Jr.
Schools24
Budget$304 Million[1]
NCES District ID2400690[2]
Students and staff
Students14,889
Teachers1,108
Staff1,218
Athletic conferenceBayside Conference
Other information
Websitewww.wicomicoschools.org

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 Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Beaver Run Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 2022 652 664 98,193
Chipman Elementary Salisbury PK - 1 1986 262 384 40,752
Delmar Elementary Delmar PK - 4 1978 858 683 76,645
East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 1942 421 424 61,889
Fruitland Primary Elementary Fruitland PK - 2 1955 441 474 56,308
Fruitland Intermediate Elementary Fruitland 3 - 5 1937 393 378 43,712
Glen Avenue Elementary Salisbury 2 - 5 1964 397 470 55,068
North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 2006 505 506 76,999
Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs PK - 5 1966 341 251 26,800
Pemberton Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2001 529 523 73,917
Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 1937 486 467 76,224
Prince Street Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2008 854 616 73,830
West Salisbury Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 2018 346 352 60,833
Westside Primary Elementary Quantico PK - 1 1956 192 199 20,569
Westside Intermediate Elementary Quantico 2 - 5 1999 343 414 54,797
Willards Elementary Willards PK - 3 2003 309 362 51,247

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 Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Bennett Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 2015 906 1,114 161,304
Pittsville Elementary / Middle School Pittsville 4 - 8 1956 329 505 79,335
Salisbury Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1999 873 999 143,519
Wicomico Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1931 819 914 135,750

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 Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
James M. Bennett High School Salisbury 9 - 12 2010 1,343 1,496 247,202
Mardela Middle & High School Mardela Springs 6 - 12 1980 691 616 87,633
Parkside High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1975 1,160 944 277,724
Wicomico High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1954 1,325 1,215 195,941

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. "Wicomico County Public Schools Annual Report 2019-2020" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. "About Wicomico Public Schools / Fast Facts". www.wcboe.org. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  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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