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Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

(301) 472-4500

Physical Address:
37840 New Market Turner RD
Mechanicsville, MD  20659
Mailing Address:
37840 New Market Turner RD
Mechanicsville, MD  20659

School Information

District:
St. Mary's County Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
St. Mary's County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
615

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

This School County Average State Average
White 75.45% 68.04% 45.40%
Black 14.63% 20.12% 40.38%
Hispanic 5.53% 8.06% 10.26%
Asian/Pacific 3.74% 3.22% 5.87%
American Indian 0.65% 0.61% 0.61%

Genders in Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.82% 49.86% 50.53%
Female 46.18% 50.14% 49.47%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 537 540 464
Black 34 34 90
Hispanic 15 13 34
Asian/Pacific 7 5 23
American Indian 4 4 4
Others 0 0 0
Total 597 596 615

Enrollment by Gender for Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 317 317 331
Female 280 279 284
Total 597 596 615

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 597 596 615
# Eligible for free lunch 58 (10%) 74 (12%) 91 (15%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 34 (6%) 26 (4%) 20 (3%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 92 (15%) 100 (17%) 111 (18%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 597 596 615
Fulltime teachers 33.2 33.5 34.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.00 17.80 17.72
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 16.32 16.46 16.33