📍 5305 Piney Church Rd, Waldorf, Charles County, 20602
St. Charles High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waldorf, Charles County. The school has 1,569 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
St. Charles High School enrolls 1,569 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 89 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,116 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 12% |
| White | 115 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 112 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 30 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
750 of the school's 1,569 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 641 qualify for free lunch and 109 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.
St. Charles High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
St. Charles 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 1,569 students, St. Charles 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: Suburb - Midsize
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