One of Maryland’s best-funded school districts is one of the worst-performing. Why?
On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, two neighboring school districts spend roughly the same amount on each student, but their results could hardly be further apart.
Somerset and Worcester counties receive about $24,000 per student annually in combined state and local funding, among the highest amounts in Maryland and behind only Baltimore City.
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AI GeneratedDespite receiving some of the highest per-pupil funding in Maryland, Somerset County schools significantly underperform compared to neighboring Worcester County. While administrators cite poverty and a limited local tax base as hurdles, critics and former staff point to systemic mismanagement, a lack of teacher accountability, and wasteful spending as the primary drivers of failure.