St. Mary’s County is located at the southernmost tip of Maryland, 60 miles south of the nation’s capital. St. Mary’s County, traditionally known for its agricultural and fishing communities, is now best known for its world-class technology corridor that supports the operations of the Patuxent Naval Air Station (NAS). With 17,189 students and 2,215 staff members, our school system is large enough to offer a wide variety of academic programs and services, and small enough to maintain an atmosphere of meaningful relationships, helpfulness, and personalized attention. Students have the opportunity to learn through a rigorous comprehensive program of instruction, including a number of Educational Pathways. Demographics are as follows:
Ethnicity and Percent of Total School Population
- White: 70.47 %
- African-American: 21.83 %
- Hispanic: 4.08 %
- Asian 1.94 %
- Native American: 0.06 %
