St. Mary's County Public Schools
SMCPS
is a

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that serves

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, at the confluence of the

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, Patuxent River, and

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. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent River, government contractors,

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, county government, and others involved in the traditional agriculture and water-related businesses. It has an approximate enrollment of almost 17,000 students. SMCPS operates 18 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 high schools, an Alternative Learning Center, and a Vocational Training Center, serving students in Grades Pre-K through 12th grade. The school system is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education. The current interim superintendent of schools is James Scott Smith, who assumed duties in August 2014, after the departure of the previous superintendent, Dr. Michael J. Martirano, who accepted an offer to serve as the state superintendent of schools for the

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High schools

* Chopticon ( Morganza) * Leonardtown ( Leonardtown) * Great Mills ( Great Mills) *Fairlead Academy ( Leonardtown)

Middle schools

*Esperanza (

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) *Leonardtown ( Leonardtown) *Margaret Brent (

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) *Spring Ridge (

) *Chesapeake Public Charter School ( Great Mills)

Elementary schools

*Benjamin Banneker ( Loveville) *Captain Walter Francis Duke ( Leonardtown) *Dynard ( Chaptico) *Evergreen (

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) *George Washington Carver (

) *Green Holly (

) *Greenview Knolls ( Great Mills) *Hollywood (

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) *Leonardtown ( Leonardtown) *Lettie Marshall Dent ( Mechanicsville) *Lexington Park (

) *Mechanicsville ( Mechanicsville) *Oakville ( Mechanicsville) *Park Hall (Park Hall) *Piney Point ( Tall Timbers) *Ridge (

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) *Town Creek (

) *White Marsh ( Mechanicsville)

Other

*Alternative Learning Center ( Leonardtown) *Chesapeake Public Charter School ( Great Mills) *Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center ( Leonardtown) *Virtual Academy ( Great Mills)

References

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