Somerset County Public Schools is a U.S. public school system serving the residents of

Somerset County, Maryland Somerset County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,620, making it the second-least populous county in Maryland. The county seat is Princess Anne. The county was named for Mary, ...

History

The Somerset County schools became

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in 1969 after the federal government began to withheld education funds. The first

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School Superintendent was H. DeWayne Whittington was appointed in 1988.

High schools

*'' Crisfield'',

Crisfield, Maryland Crisfield is a city in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 2,515 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statisti ...

*''

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'',

Princess Anne, Maryland Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, Somerset County, Maryland, United States, that also serves as its county seat. Its population was 3,290 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury metropolita ...

Middle schools

*''Somerset 6/7'',

Westover, Maryland Westover is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is located on Maryland Route 413 near its terminus at U.S. Route 13. Owing to its central location in Somerset County, Westover is home to many important servi ...

Elementary schools

*''Carter G. Woodson'',

*''Deal Island'',

Deal Island, Maryland Deal Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 375 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The small town was listed on ...

*''Ewell'', Ewell, Maryland *''Greenwood'',

*''Princess Anne'',

Other schools

*''J. M. Tawes Technology & Career Center'', Westover

References

External links

* School districts in Maryland Education in Somerset County, Maryland {{maryland-school-stub