<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www1.pgcps.org </Td> </Tr> <P> The Prince George's County Public Schools System (PGCPS) is a large public school district administered by the government of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States and is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education . The school system is headquartered in Upper Marlboro and the district serves Prince George's County . The district is headed by Kevin M. Maxwell and a 14 - member Board of Education . </P> <P> With approximately 128,937 students enrolled for the 2016 - 17 school year, the Prince George's County Public Schools system is the second largest school district in the state of Maryland; the third largest school district in both the Washington Metropolitan Area and Baltimore - Washington Metropolitan Area, after Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland; and it is one of the top 25 largest school districts in the nation . PGCPS operates 208 schools and special centers which include: 123 elementary schools (PreK - 5), 24 middle schools (6 - 8), 23 high schools (9 - 12), and 12 academies (PreK - 8). The school system also operates 9 special centers, 2 vocational centers, 3 alternative schools, 8 public charter schools, and the Howard B. Owens Science Center, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 . </P> <P> PGCPS operates the two largest high schools in the state of Maryland--(Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr . High School and Northwestern High School), respectively . The school system transports over 90,536 students, daily, by its fleet of 1,335 GPS - equipped school buses, on 5,616 bus routes . PGCPS employs approximately 23,785 staff members which includes an estimated 9,197 teachers . The approved operating budget for FY2014 - 15 is approximately US $1.795 billion with a per pupil expenditure of US $11,753 . Average teacher salary ranges from US $55,689 for teachers with a bachelor's degree to US $80,009 for teachers with a doctorate's degree . </P>

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