📍 7165 Marshall Corner Rd, Pomfret, Charles County, 20675
Maurice J. McDonough High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pomfret, Charles County. The school has 1,087 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 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maurice J. McDonough High School enrolls 1,087 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 26% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 577 | 53% |
| White | 279 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 1,087 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 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.
Maurice J. McDonough 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.
Maurice J. McDonough 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 1,087 students, Maurice J. McDonough 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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