📍 110 James St, Elkton, Cecil County, 21921
Elkton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elkton, Cecil County. The school has 1,106 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cecil County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elkton High enrolls 1,106 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 70 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 27% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 490 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 303 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 118 | 11% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
681 of the school's 1,106 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 642 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Elkton High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Elkton High is one of 29 schools in Cecil County Public Schools, based in Elkton, Maryland. The district serves 14,853 students district-wide and employs 1,104 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,106 students, Elkton High is larger than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large