Carroll County Public Schools is a

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based in

Westminster, Maryland Westminster is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The city's population was 19,960 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Westminster is an outlying community in the Baltimore metropolitan area, whic ...

. CCPS is the ninth largest county in the state of Maryland. Just over 24,000 students were enrolled in the county's public schools for the 2022-2023 academic year. The school system includes all of

Carroll County, Maryland Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 172,891. Its county seat is Westminster. The county is part of the Central Maryland region of the state. Carroll County ...

Leadership

The schools are administered by

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Mrs. Cynthia McCabe. McCabe was appointed to a four-year term as Superintendent of Carroll County Public Schools effective July 1, 2022. In 2022, the school board announced in the April meeting that pride flags would not be permitted to be “flown, posted, or affixed to the grounds, walls, doors, ceilings or any other Board of Education property," after a donation of flags from the local chapter of

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were raised in classrooms. The school board has voted to develop a new policy on the use of political symbols, specifically flags, in school buildings, but the heated debate continues. The board of education consists of five elected board of education members and one non-voting student member. As of July 2023, the members are President Marsha Herbert, Vice President Tara A. Battaglia, Patricia S. Dorsey, Donna M. Sivigny, and Stephen D. Whisler. The current student representative is Sahithya Sudhakar.

Schools

High schools

Francis Scott Key High School Francis Scott Key High School (FSK or simply "Key") is a four-year public high school in Union Bridge in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the west-central section of Carroll County. About the school Francis Sc ...

* Liberty High School *

South Carroll High School South Carroll High School (SCHS) is a four-year public high school in Sykesville in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the southwest corner of Carroll County on Liberty Road between Maryland Route 27 and Maryla ...

* Century High School * Westminster High School * Winters Mill High School *

Manchester Valley High School Manchester Valley High School is a high school located in Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland on the eastern coast of the United States. Manchester Valley is located at 3300 Maple Grove Road. The school mascot is the Maverick, and the school ...

Middle schools

*East Middle School *Mt. Airy Middle School *North Carroll Middle School *Northwest Middle School *Oklahoma Road Middle School *Shiloh Middle School *Sykesville Middle School *West Middle School

Elementary schools

*Carrolltowne Elementary School *Cranberry Station Elementary School *Ebb Valley Elementary School *Eldersburg Elementary School *Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary School *Freedom District Elementary School *Friendship Valley Elementary School *Hampstead Elementary School *Linton Springs Elementary School *Manchester Elementary School *Mechanicsville Elementary School *Mt. Airy Elementary School *Parr's Ridge Elementary School *Piney Ridge Elementary School *Robert Moton Elementary School *Runnymede Elementary School *Sandymount Elementary School *Spring Garden Elementary School *Taneytown Elementary School *Westminster Elementary School *William Winchester Elementary School *Winfield Elementary School

Other schools

*Carroll County Career & Technology Center *Carroll Springs School *Gateway School *Outdoor School *Transitions Connections Academy

References

External links

Carroll County Public Schools
{{School Districts in the State of Maryland School districts in Maryland Westminster, Maryland Education in Carroll County, Maryland