📍 560 Gorsuch Road, Westminster, Carroll County, 21157
Winters Mill High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Westminster, Carroll County. The school has 1,116 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 80% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Winters Mill High enrolls 1,116 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 753 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 173 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 37 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 1,116 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Winters Mill High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
Winters Mill 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 1,116 students, Winters Mill 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: Town - Fringe