📍 6035 Radio Station Rd, La Plata, Charles County, 20646
La Plata High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Plata, Charles County. The school has 1,222 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
La Plata High School enrolls 1,222 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 25% Black or African American and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 667 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 303 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 34 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 1,222 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
La Plata High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
La Plata High School is one of 39 schools in Charles County Public Schools, based in La Plata, Maryland. The district serves 28,162 students district-wide and employs 1,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,222 students, La Plata High School is larger than the district average of about 722 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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