FCPS is a successful school system in a diverse and growing community. Frederick County bridges rural, suburban, and urban lifestyles near both the Washington, DC and Baltimore metropolitan communities. Enrollment for 2017 was 42,204 students, an increase of 826 students over the year before.
Frederick County is home to 67 schools, including 37 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, 10 high schools, 3 public charter schools, an alternative school, and a special education school, Flexible Evening High and a Career and Technology Center. Plans are underway to add 1 more elementary school next year.
We balance top-rate academics with the personal caring and individual attention you would expect in a small town community, in FCPS, we understand that the children we educate today will be the adults caring for our community's health, homes, businesses, and neighborhoods tomorrow. Frederick County's investment in public education is an investment in our future.