And perhaps no school better illustrates the shift than Queen Anne, a small independent institution near Upper Marlboro whose student body a generation ago was almost exclusively white. Today, it is 40 percent minority. The things that have changed have changed with the times. Those things are race, religion and affluence.
Some students get financial aid.
And all applicants are welcome. Private schools such as Queen Anne are seeing a surge in popularity this year, according to administrators across the county. It might have to do with the good economy, the struggling public schools or more personal issues. And, as a result, the racial and religious demographics of private schools such as Queen Anne continue to change. The school graduated its first class in 1969.