State/Public High Open

Colonel Richardson High School

๐Ÿ“ 25320 Richardson Rd, Federalsburg, Caroline County, 21632

549
Pupils
14.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Colonel Richardson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Federalsburg, Caroline County. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caroline County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Caroline County Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Colonel Richardson High School enrolls 549 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.

Male students
257 (47%)
Female students
291 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student-teacher ratio
14.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Black or African American and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32259%
Black or African American13124%
Hispanic or Latino407.3%
Two or more races407.3%
Asian142.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

361 of the school's 549 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 345 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Colonel Richardson High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 36, state house district 36.

School district: Caroline County Public Schools

Colonel Richardson High School is one of 10 schools in Caroline County Public Schools, based in Denton, Maryland. The district serves 5,648 students district-wide and employs 411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 549 students, Colonel Richardson High School is close to the district average of about 565 students per school.

5,648
District students
10
Schools
411
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (5) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Distant

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