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Talbot County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Easton, Trappe, St. Michaels, Oxford and Queen Anne.

Easton’s School Grade B better than 56% of Maryland school districts

Students
4,485
Schools
8
Spent per student
$17,384
MD $20,258
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$26.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Talbot County Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Maryland districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MD average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $26.4M, about $5,887 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% of the 25 Maryland school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BEaston 17,293BTrappe 1,517BSt. Michaels 1,083Oxford 591Queen Anne 190

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Easton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Easton ElementaryThis district
6–8Easton MiddleThis district
9–12Easton HighThis district

Test scores vs. MD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 24.6% · 2,213 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.1% · 2,201 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 85.8% · 348 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,384 per student · 14% below MD
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 27%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,524’20
4,533’21
4,523’22
4,502’23
4,485’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 28%Black 15%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools.

Easton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Easton
C
1,075 students11:1
Chapel District Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B−
359 students13:1
St. Michaels Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Michaels
B−
332 students12:1
White Marsh Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trappe
B
289 students13:1
Tilghman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tilghman
B−
99 students11:1
Easton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Easton
B−
703 students13:1
St. Michaels Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · St Michaels
A−
449 students15:1
Easton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Easton
A
1,179 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Caroline County Public SchoolsHillsboro
$20,202per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maryland.