Can I use Wicomico County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Wicomico County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Wicomico County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Wicomico County?

Start with the 25 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Wicomico County Schools & Education

Name: Wicomico County, Maryland Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Wicomico County, Maryland

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

55/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

84.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

84.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 89.4%

Per-Pupil Spending

$10,472

National avg $13,239

State avg $10,395

School Score

55/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 72/100

State Score Position

#20

of 24 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Wicomico County

Measured School Summary

Wicomico County has midrange measured school signals (score: 55/100) with a graduation rate of 84.0%, which warrants review in official state and district records.

Funding Context

Wicomico County spends $10,472 per student, which is on the lower end of adequate and may require careful resource allocation to maintain quality.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 23% below the Maryland average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 5.4 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 1% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Wicomico County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

25 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

55/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #20 of 24 Maryland counties with school score data.

Completion

84.0%

5.4 pts below the state average

Funding context

$10,472

$77 above the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Wicomico County has 25 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Wicomico County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

Wicomico County Public Schools carries most of the listed public-school system, with 25 of 25 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#20

of 24 Maryland counties with school score data. The county score is 17 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Wicomico County Public Schools

Elementary to high school visible

14,900 students

Elementary 16Middle 4High 5Other 0

25 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Wicomico County Public Schools is the largest listed district slice, with 25 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Wicomico County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Wicomico County School Score Sits Below Maryland State Average

Education data brief for Wicomico County, Maryland.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:School score

Wicomico County recorded a composite school score of 55.1, which is lower than the Maryland state average of 72.1 but remains above the national median of 50.0. The county’s graduation rate is 84.0%, which is below both the state average of 89.4% and the national average of 87%. Wicomico County Public Schools serves 14,900 students across 25 schools, with a significant concentration of 11 schools located in city locales and seven in rural areas. The largest institution is James M. Bennett High, which enrolls 1,343 students. Per-pupil expenditure is $10,472, which is slightly higher than the Maryland average of $10,395 but lower than the national average of $13,000. The system does not include any charter schools but does operate one alternative school. Factual school-level data is maintained by the NCES. Refer to the NCES Common Core of Data for further district information.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Wicomico County

Reported Enrollment

14,900

25 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary16

Middle4

High5

Other0

1 School District in Wicomico County

Wicomico County Public Schools

Guide

25 schools

14,900 students enrolled

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25 Public Schools in Wicomico County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 3 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Wicomico County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
James M. Bennett High	Profile	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804City: Small	9–12	High	1,343
Wicomico High	Profile	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804Suburb: Small	9–12	High	1,325
Parkside High	Profile	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804City: Small	9–12	High	1,160
Bennett Middle	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Fruitland, 21826Suburb: Small	6–9	Middle	906
Salisbury Middle	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21801Suburb: Small	6–8	Middle	873
Delmar Elementary	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Delmar, 21875Suburb: Small	PK–4	Primary	858
Prince Street School	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804City: Small	PK–5	Primary	854
Wicomico Middle	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804City: Small	6–8	Middle	819
Mardela Middle & High	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Mardela Springs, 21837Rural: Fringe	6–12	High	691
Beaver Run School	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804Rural: Fringe	PK–2	Primary	669
Pemberton Elementary	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21801City: Small	PK–5	Primary	546
North Salisbury Elementary	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21801City: Small	3–5	Primary	505
Pinehurst Elementary	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21801City: Small	PK–5	Primary	486
Fruitland Primary	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Fruitland, 21826Suburb: Small	PK–2	Primary	475
East Salisbury Elementary	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804City: Small	3–5	Primary	421
Fruitland Intermediate	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Fruitland, 21826Suburb: Small	3–5	Primary	393
Glen Avenue School	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21804Suburb: Small	2–5	Primary	379
West Salisbury	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Salisbury, 21801City: Small	PK–2	Primary	361
Westside Intermediate	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Hebron, 21830Rural: Fringe	2–5	Primary	343
Northwestern Elementary	Record	Wicomico County Public Schools	Mardela Springs, 21837Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	341

James M. Bennett High

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / City: Small

Profile9–12High1,343 students

Wicomico High

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / Suburb: Small

Profile9–12High1,325 students

Parkside High

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / City: Small

Profile9–12High1,160 students

Bennett Middle

Wicomico County Public Schools

Fruitland, 21826 / Suburb: Small

Record6–9Middle906 students

Salisbury Middle

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21801 / Suburb: Small

Record6–8Middle873 students

Delmar Elementary

Wicomico County Public Schools

Delmar, 21875 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–4Primary858 students

Prince Street School

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / City: Small

RecordPK–5Primary854 students

Wicomico Middle

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / City: Small

Record6–8Middle819 students

Mardela Middle & High

Wicomico County Public Schools

Mardela Springs, 21837 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–12High691 students

Beaver Run School

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–2Primary669 students

Pemberton Elementary

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21801 / City: Small

RecordPK–5Primary546 students

North Salisbury Elementary

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21801 / City: Small

Record3–5Primary505 students

Pinehurst Elementary

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21801 / City: Small

RecordPK–5Primary486 students

Fruitland Primary

Wicomico County Public Schools

Fruitland, 21826 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–2Primary475 students

East Salisbury Elementary

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / City: Small

Record3–5Primary421 students

Fruitland Intermediate

Wicomico County Public Schools

Fruitland, 21826 / Suburb: Small

Record3–5Primary393 students

Glen Avenue School

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21804 / Suburb: Small

Record2–5Primary379 students

West Salisbury

Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, 21801 / City: Small

RecordPK–2Primary361 students

Westside Intermediate

Wicomico County Public Schools

Hebron, 21830 / Rural: Fringe

Record2–5Primary343 students

Northwestern Elementary

Wicomico County Public Schools

Mardela Springs, 21837 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary341 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$10,472

State avg $10,395

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Maryland counties have the highest graduation rates?

Calvert County (96.0%), Carroll County (96.0%), and Queen Anne's County (96.0%) currently lead Maryland among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Maryland?

Across Maryland counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $10,395. The highest current county values are Worcester County ($12,869), Somerset County ($11,870), and Baltimore city ($11,733). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Wicomico County?

Wicomico County has a school score of 55/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Wicomico County?

The high school graduation rate in Wicomico County is 84.0%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Wicomico County spend per student?

Wicomico County spends $10,472 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

Counties with Similar School Profile

Somerset County

Maryland

-1 pts

54/100

School score

Dorchester County

Maryland

-5 pts

51/100

School score

Prince George's County

Maryland

-6 pts

49/100

School score

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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