📍 201 Long Avenue, Salisbury, Wicomico County, 21804
Wicomico High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salisbury, Wicomico County. The school has 1,325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wicomico High enrolls 1,325 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 93 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 20% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 655 | 50% |
| White | 259 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 105 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 33 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
789 of the school's 1,325 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 776 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wicomico 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-10, state senate district 38.
Wicomico High is one of 25 schools in Wicomico County Public Schools, based in Salisbury, Maryland. The district serves 15,582 students district-wide and employs 1,191 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,325 students, Wicomico High is larger than the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small