{
  "source": {
    "per_pupil_spending": "Maryland Dept. of Legislative Services, 2025 Per-Pupil State and Local Spending — https://dls.maryland.gov/pubs/prod/NoPblTabPDF/2025PerPupilStateandLocal.pdf (local copy: /sources/2025-md-per-pupil-state-and-local.pdf)",
    "proficiency": "Maryland State Department of Education Report Card — https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov",
    "single_parent": "U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey — https://data.census.gov"
  },
  "fields": {
    "name": "County / school district",
    "sp": "Single-parent household share (percent)",
    "math": "Math proficiency (percent of students meeting/exceeding)",
    "ela": "English/Language Arts proficiency (percent of students meeting/exceeding)",
    "spend": "Per-pupil spending (USD)"
  },
  "counties": [
    { "name": "Baltimore City",    "sp": 57.7, "math": 12.6, "ela": 31.2, "spend": 23147 },
    { "name": "Dorchester",        "sp": 50.3, "math": 16.4, "ela": 41.3, "spend": 21009 },
    { "name": "Wicomico",          "sp": 42.6, "math": 23.6, "ela": 39.6, "spend": 18839 },
    { "name": "Caroline",          "sp": 44.7, "math": 22.2, "ela": 49.0, "spend": 19796 },
    { "name": "Prince George's",   "sp": 41.6, "math": 13.1, "ela": 38.3, "spend": 21112 },
    { "name": "Allegany",          "sp": 41.5, "math": 28.8, "ela": 53.0, "spend": 20028 },
    { "name": "Kent",              "sp": 41.9, "math": 16.3, "ela": 40.7, "spend": 21188 },
    { "name": "Washington",        "sp": 39.3, "math": 28.2, "ela": 54.4, "spend": 17708 },
    { "name": "Talbot",            "sp": 37.2, "math": 18.9, "ela": 45.4, "spend": 19238 },
    { "name": "Baltimore County",  "sp": 34.9, "math": 20.7, "ela": 45.0, "spend": 19206 },
    { "name": "Worcester",         "sp": 35.8, "math": 47.7, "ela": 68.5, "spend": 22845 },
    { "name": "Cecil",             "sp": 33.1, "math": 20.1, "ela": 46.3, "spend": 17690 },
    { "name": "Somerset",          "sp": 32.8, "math": 10.1, "ela": 35.1, "spend": 22759 },
    { "name": "Garrett",           "sp": 30.5, "math": 29.7, "ela": 50.6, "spend": 18674 },
    { "name": "St. Mary's",        "sp": 28.7, "math": 35.0, "ela": 57.3, "spend": 17772 },
    { "name": "Charles",           "sp": 28.2, "math": 16.9, "ela": 43.8, "spend": 19704 },
    { "name": "Anne Arundel",      "sp": 26.6, "math": 28.8, "ela": 56.3, "spend": 19102 },
    { "name": "Queen Anne's",      "sp": 24.7, "math": 31.6, "ela": 57.0, "spend": 17662 },
    { "name": "Harford",           "sp": 24.9, "math": 28.4, "ela": 60.2, "spend": 18227 },
    { "name": "Frederick",         "sp": 24.3, "math": 36.8, "ela": 63.0, "spend": 18336 },
    { "name": "Montgomery",        "sp": 23.5, "math": 35.7, "ela": 57.0, "spend": 21349 },
    { "name": "Howard",            "sp": 20.8, "math": 42.0, "ela": 65.2, "spend": 21512 },
    { "name": "Carroll",           "sp": 20.0, "math": 40.5, "ela": 66.5, "spend": 17565 },
    { "name": "Calvert",           "sp": 18.3, "math": 33.0, "ela": 66.2, "spend": 18152 }
  ]
}