The Board of Education has five elected members who serve four-year terms, plus an ex-officio member from the Allegany County Board of Commissioners, and the Superintendent of Schools, who serves as Secretary-Treasurer.

The Board also includes a non-voting student member who serves a one-year term. To qualify for that position, a student must:

• Be a full-time senior in Allegany County Public Schools
• Have lived in Allegany County for at least two years
• Be in good standing at their school
• Be nominated and elected during their junior year through a process chosen by the Allegany County Association of Student Councils

The student member does not attend Executive Sessions.

Michael A. Llewellyn of Geppert, McMullen, Paye & Getty, serves as the Board's attorney. The Board's auditor is Huber, Michaels, and Company, PA.