📍 1300 West Old Liberty Road, Sykesville, Carroll County, 21784
South Carroll High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sykesville, Carroll County. The school has 921 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Carroll High enrolls 921 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 748 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 10% |
| Asian | 29 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 921 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
South Carroll High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
South Carroll High is one of 44 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Westminster, Maryland. The district serves 26,141 students district-wide and employs 1,855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 921 students, South Carroll High is larger than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant