📍 21130 Great Mills Rd, Great Mills, St. Mary's County, 20634
Great Mills High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Great Mills, St. Mary's County. The school has 1,779 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 91.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Great Mills High enrolls 1,779 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 91.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 36% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 666 | 37% |
| White | 643 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 171 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 58 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
977 of the school's 1,779 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 906 qualify for free lunch and 71 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.
Great Mills High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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-50, state senate district 29.
Great Mills High is one of 28 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools, based in Leonardtown, Maryland. The district serves 16,905 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,779 students, Great Mills High is larger than the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small