📍 5875 Cloverdale Road, Hurlock, Dorchester County, 21643
North Dorchester High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hurlock, Dorchester County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Dorchester High School enrolls 572 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 24% Black or African American and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 138 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
572 of the school's 572 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 572 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Dorchester High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 37.
North Dorchester High School is one of 13 schools in Dorchester County Public Schools, based in Cambridge, Maryland. The district serves 4,586 students district-wide and employs 337 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 572 students, North Dorchester High School is larger than the district average of about 353 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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