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Maryland School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 24
Median expenditures $331.1M
25th–75th percentile $143.2M  –  $870.3M
Total spend $17.92B
  1. #1
    Montgomery County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 158,231
    Expenditures $3.24B
    Revenue $3.54B
  2. #2
    Prince Georges CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 128,770
    Expenditures $2.80B
    Revenue $2.90B
  3. #3
    Baltimore County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 111,136
    Expenditures $2.03B
    Revenue $2.14B
  4. #4
    Baltimore CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 77,807
    Expenditures $1.86B
    Revenue $1.89B
  5. #5
    ANNE Arundel CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 83,163
    Expenditures $1.66B
    Revenue $1.67B
  6. #6
    Howard County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 57,325
    Expenditures $1.20B
    Revenue $1.24B
  7. #7
    Frederick CO Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 45,220
    Expenditures $761.2M
    Revenue $786.7M
  8. #8
    Harford CO SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 37,920
    Expenditures $643.4M
    Revenue $710.2M
  9. #9
    Charles CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 26,875
    Expenditures $533.2M
    Revenue $528.3M
  10. #10
    Carroll CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 25,054
    Expenditures $469.8M
    Revenue $472.4M
  11. #11
    Washington CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 22,171
    Expenditures $379.1M
    Revenue $390.3M
  12. #12
    Calvert CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 15,407
    Expenditures $354.3M
    Revenue $368.0M
  13. #13
    ST Marys CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 17,480
    Expenditures $307.9M
    Revenue $306.7M
  14. #14
    Wicomico CO Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 14,664
    Expenditures $297.6M
    Revenue $302.9M
  15. #15
    Cecil County Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 14,780
    Expenditures $268.6M
    Revenue $280.2M
  16. #16
    Queen Annes County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,440
    Expenditures $233.5M
    Revenue $235.2M
  17. #17
    Worcester CO Board OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 6,803
    Expenditures $157.6M
    Revenue $169.2M
  18. #18
    Allegany County Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 8,132
    Expenditures $152.6M
    Revenue $164.4M
  19. #19
    Dorchester CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,573
    Expenditures $115.2M
    Revenue $116.3M
  20. #20
    Caroline CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,551
    Expenditures $112.8M
    Revenue $121.2M
  21. #21
    Garrett County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,502
    Expenditures $105.3M
    Revenue $106.0M
  22. #22
    KENT County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,786
    Expenditures $95.0M
    Revenue $96.8M
  23. #23
    Talbot CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,533
    Expenditures $78.2M
    Revenue $86.7M
  24. #24
    Somerset CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,741
    Expenditures $73.6M
    Revenue $76.0M