📍 1696 Perryville Rd, Perryville, Cecil County, 21903
Perryville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Perryville, Cecil County. The school has 858 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cecil County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
Perryville High enrolls 858 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.6% Two or more races and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 680 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
393 of the school's 858 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Perryville High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 35.
Perryville 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 858 students, Perryville 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: Rural - Fringe