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Preschool | Grades K-8 | St. Mary's County Public Schools St.

Chesapeake Charter School is located in Lexington Park, MD and is one of 27 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools St. School District. It is a charter school that serves 294 students in grades K-8.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

Chesapeake Charter School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Maryland in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Chesapeake Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Chesapeake Charter School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Maryland average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Chesapeake Charter School's students and teachers. more

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20945 Great Mills Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653

(301) 863-9585

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 294

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Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Chesapeake Charter School had 12% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Maryland had 40% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

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78%

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15%

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St. Mary's County Public Schools St. District Spending

$11,696Per Pupil

The St. Mary's County Public Schools St. spends $11,696 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 36% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about St. Mary's County Public Schools St. District

15:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Chesapeake Charter School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Maryland average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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