Kent County Public Schools

Kent County Public Schools (KCPS) is a school district headquartered in Rock Hall, Maryland.[1] It operates public schools in Kent County, where it is the sole school district.[2]

As of 2021 it had about 1,800 students, making it the smallest school district in the state in terms of the number of students.[3]

In 2002 Bonnie Ward became the superintendent of the school district.[4]

Superintendent Karen Couch established a pre-kindergarten program for all families in the county. In 2021 she was awarded the 2021 Maryland Superintendent of the Year award by the Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland.[5]

  1. ^ "Home". Kent County Public Schools. Retrieved June 10, 2021. District Office: 5608 Boundary Ave Rock Hall, MD 21661
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kent County, MD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022. - Text list
  3. ^ "Superintendent's Page". Kent County Public Schools. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ward named superintendent of Kent schools". The Baltimore Sun. May 8, 2002. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dr. Karen M. Couch Named 2021 Maryland Superintendent of the Year". Kent Pilot. September 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2021. - Press release by the Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland.