MCPS is #8 in Nation - Maryland Public Schools Lead Nation in Admin Costs

The State of Maryland appears to have a spending problem, when it comes to paying public school administrators.

The below list was assembled by Project Baltimore after analyzing a 2017 U.S. Census report on the nation’s 100 largest school systems. The list comprises America’s top 10 for per student spending on administration costs. That is, money that does not go to the classroom. It’s not buying books, computers or science equipment. Rather, it’s going to the administrators. The principals, assistant principals and superintendents who run the schools.

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Baltimore City, MD: $1,630

Boston, MA: $1,297

Atlanta, GA: $1,182

Howard County, MD: $1,143

Anchorage, AK: $1,134

Baltimore County, MD: $1,132

Prince William County, VA: $1,155

Montgomery County, MD: $1,099

Anne Arundel County, MD: $1,059

Prince George’s County, MD: $1,049

Six of the top 10 are in Maryland.

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