Wicomico County Public Schools educate approximately 15,000 students every day, from Prekindergarten through Grade 12. Full-day and half-day Prekindergarten classrooms ensure that more than 600 three- and four-year-olds enter school with critical early literacy and numeracy skills.

Wicomico Schools offers a wide range of academically challenging programs including NexGen STEM Academy, Career and Technology Education, intermediate Magnet Program, elementary and middle school Thinking and Doing (TAD) gifted program, and more. We have four high schools with grades 9-12, one middle/high school with grades 6-12, three middle schools with grades 6-8, one elementary/middle school with grades 4-8, 16 elementary schools, as well as an Early Learning Center, an Evening High School, Choices Academy, and the Online Learning Lab.

WCPS is proud of its nearly 1,300 classroom teachers, who are focused each day on helping students achieve at the highest levels. Our teachers are led and inspired by a combined 57 principals and site directors. Established in 1868, the school system celebrated its 150th year back in 2018.  Wicomico Public Schools currently employs close to 2,400 full-time staff members.

• Population: 103,609 (2020 stats)

• Area: 400 square miles

• Home to Salisbury University, Perdue Farms, Delmarva Shorebirds

• Cultural and financial hub of the Eastern Shore of Maryland

• 26 Schools and Learning Centers - 16 Elementary, 1 Middle/Elementary, 3 middle, 1 middle/high, 3 high schools plus an Evening High School

• Elementary School Specialty Programs ( Magnet)

• Middle School Specialty Programs (NexGen STEM Academy)

• High School Specialty Programs (Career and Technical Education, JROTC, ... )

• Special Education Programs

• Full-Day Pre-kindergarten Offerings

• Full-Day Kindergarten

• Gifted and Talented Educations Programs

• Before- & After-School Programs

• Athletics & Extracurricular Activities

• Close to 1,300 teachers

• More than 15,000 students, PreK-12

-Renovation of Mardela Middle and High School began in 2022 and will continue through 2025
-A replacement building for Beaver Run Elementary opened in September of 2022
-Renovation of Delmar Elementary School was completed in 2020
-A replacement building for West Salisbury Elementary School opened in September 2018

WCPS and the Board of Education are working toward a number of construction priorities including the future renovation of Fruitland Primary School

• FY24 Operating Budget: $249 million

• 74% of Operating Budget dedicated to direct instruction

• $15,921 per pupil cost for FY2024

• On-Time Graduation Rate: 84 percent

• Scholarships: Over $20 million earned by June 2024 graduates

Students are encouraged to demonstrate positive behavior according to the Standards of Student Conduct. The school division has implemented Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, which outlines expectations for children, families and staff, and promotes collaboration in meeting and exceeding expectations. WCPS partners with the Wicomico Sheriff's Department and a variety of agencies to ensure safe, secure schools.