School district · Maryland

Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore City Public Schools in Maryland: 151 public schools with 76,807 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,053 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 151; 31 charter
Students: 76,807
Students per teacher: 14.4; MD 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $24,053; MD $20.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 5,329
Counselors (FTE): 148
Students per counselor: 518; MD 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 114; Librarians (FTE): 86.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maryland's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maryland: 49%

30%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Maryland

Median 48% · 25 school districts compared

32,672 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maryland: 28%

13%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Maryland

Median 30% · 25 school districts compared

31,852 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$15.8K15

$15.2K16

$16.2K17

$15.8K18

$15.9K19

$16.1K20

$17.4K21

$18.3K22

$23.0K23

$24.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $432M
State: 55% · $1.2B
Local: 26% · $576.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $15,271
Support services: $7,954
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $179.8M
Long-term debt: $131.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 109Middle schools: 8High schools: 33Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Abbottston ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	330	13.5	14%	13%	Baltimore
Arlington ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	529	16.3	23%	14%	Baltimore
Armistead Gardens Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	773	12.1	42%	21%	Baltimore
Arundel ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	434	13.2	—	—	Baltimore
Baltimore International AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	749	14.7	31%	13%	Baltimore
Baltimore International Academy WestCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	239	13.3	22%	13%	Baltimore
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	604	19.5	34%	14%	Baltimore
Barclay Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	373	13.6	35%	4.8%	Baltimore
Bay-Brook Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	706	18.1	15%	7.4%	Baltimore
Beechfield Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	510	17.0	12%	3.8%	Baltimore
Belmont ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	177	15.4	24%	13%	Baltimore
Billie Holiday ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	242	11.0	—	—	Baltimore
Callaway ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	231	14.4	23%	8.5%	Baltimore
Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	799	16.5	20%	5.1%	Baltimore
Cecil ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	348	15.8	8.2%	7.5%	Baltimore
Charles Carroll Barrister ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	266	11.1	17%	11%	Baltimore
City Neighbors Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	231	14.9	44%	16%	Baltimore
City Neighbors HamiltonCharterFree meals for all	K–8	250	17.2	51%	28%	Baltimore
City Springs Elementary/MiddleCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	483	14.0	27%	9.8%	Baltimore
Clay Hill Public Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–6	335	12.9	31%	21%	Baltimore
Collington Square Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	230	15.9	14%	2.3%	Baltimore
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	774	11.9	38%	17%	Baltimore
Creative City Public Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–5	210	16.8	26%	9.4%	Baltimore
Cross Country Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	740	16.4	45%	18%	Baltimore
Curtis Bay ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	470	11.6	25%	18%	Baltimore
Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	189	13.0	11%	6.0%	Baltimore
Dickey Hill Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	218	15.0	18%	4.9%	Baltimore
Dorothy I. Height ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	435	14.5	14%	7.6%	Baltimore
Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	300	14.6	3.3%	1.6%	Baltimore
Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	287	14.0	16%	2.4%	Baltimore
Edgewood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	134	9.9	21%	0.0%	Baltimore
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	636	14.5	28%	9.2%	Baltimore
Empowerment AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	344	11.5	40%	11%	Baltimore
Fallstaff Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	611	14.2	17%	6.3%	Baltimore
Federal Hill Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	285	12.7	50%	33%	Baltimore
Fort Worthington Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	K–8	705	15.7	15%	3.9%	Baltimore
Francis Scott Key Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	722	18.1	62%	33%	Baltimore
Franklin Square Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	490	15.1	18%	6.6%	Baltimore
Frederick ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	320	16.0	8.3%	0.7%	Baltimore
Furley ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	12.6	26%	9.8%	Baltimore
Furman Templeton Preparatory AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	433	16.7	24%	11%	Baltimore
Gardenville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	229	13.5	23%	7.3%	Baltimore
Garrett Heights Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	320	12.3	29%	8.4%	Baltimore
George Washington ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	137	12.5	41%	11%	Baltimore
Glenmount Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	628	13.8	39%	12%	Baltimore
Govans ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	13.4	26%	13%	Baltimore
Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	831	13.6	27%	10%	Baltimore
Gwynns Falls ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	201	10.6	18%	11%	Baltimore
Hamilton Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	801	15.0	44%	14%	Baltimore
Hampden Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	508	16.9	62%	36%	Baltimore
Hampstead Hill AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	933	19.9	70%	48%	Baltimore
Harford Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	435	12.8	24%	22%	Baltimore
Harlem Park Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	402	13.4	14%	6.3%	Baltimore
Hazelwood Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	524	14.0	30%	6.4%	Baltimore
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215Free meals for all	Pre-K–8	405	11.3	21%	7.5%	Baltimore
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237Free meals for all	Pre-K–8	899	15.8	15%	5.6%	Baltimore
Hilton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	258	12.3	19%	6.3%	Baltimore
Holabird AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	650	12.1	24%	5.5%	Baltimore
James McHenry Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	588	13.7	31%	7.0%	Baltimore
John Ruhrah Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,061	12.1	16%	7.0%	Baltimore
Johnston Square ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	271	16.4	3.7%	2.2%	Baltimore
KIPP Harmony AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,399	14.9	25%	14%	Baltimore
Lakeland Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,070	13.0	40%	19%	Baltimore
Lakewood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	94	8.5	—	—	Baltimore
Leith Walk Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	910	14.1	27%	8.8%	Baltimore
Liberty ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	335	14.9	30%	20%	Baltimore
Lois T. Murray Elementary/MiddleSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	33	2.8	—	—	Baltimore
Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	717	14.3	24%	11%	Baltimore
Margaret Brent Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	235	13.4	29%	12%	Baltimore
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at BentalouFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	296	18.5	15%	4.3%	Baltimore
Mary E. Rodman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	431	13.7	19%	13%	Baltimore
Matthew A. Henson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	199	15.9	22%	31%	Baltimore
Medfield Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	485	19.4	65%	50%	Baltimore
Midtown AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	184	15.3	38%	12%	Baltimore
Montebello Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	542	16.2	26%	9.9%	Baltimore
Moravia Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	655	12.1	26%	18%	Baltimore
Morrell Park Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	451	14.3	27%	7.4%	Baltimore
Mount Royal Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	786	16.5	53%	29%	Baltimore
New Song AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	182	14.0	20%	6.7%	Baltimore
North Bend Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	482	16.6	32%	17%	Baltimore
Northwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	641	17.1	41%	26%	Baltimore
Park Heights AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	390	13.7	13%	3.5%	Baltimore
Patterson Park Public Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	730	14.0	37%	13%	Baltimore
Pimlico Elementary/MiddleCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	732	17.4	20%	5.5%	Baltimore
Robert W. Coleman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	201	13.4	13%	8.7%	Baltimore
Roland Park Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,371	18.8	64%	41%	Baltimore
Rosemont Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	294	15.5	23%	6.4%	Baltimore
Sandtown-Winchester Achievement AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	410	13.7	7.4%	1.3%	Baltimore
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/MiddleSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–8	23	2.6	—	—	Baltimore
Sinclair Lane ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	269	13.5	15%	7.2%	Baltimore
Southwest Baltimore Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	363	13.2	20%	5.5%	Baltimore
Tench Tilghman Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	376	15.3	16%	6.3%	Baltimore
The Belair-Edison SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	911	15.1	21%	5.6%	Baltimore
The Green School of BaltimoreCharterFree meals for all	K–5	162	14.1	56%	35%	Baltimore
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	236	16.9	18%	11%	Baltimore
The Mount Washington SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	516	20.2	54%	25%	Baltimore
Thomas Jefferson Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	272	14.7	23%	8.1%	Baltimore
Thomas Johnson Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	532	19.0	68%	43%	Baltimore
Tunbridge Public Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	493	19.0	60%	28%	Baltimore
Violetville Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	302	18.3	30%	12%	Baltimore
Walter P. Carter Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	834	15.9	19%	4.7%	Baltimore
Waverly Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	534	14.4	29%	5.2%	Baltimore
Westport AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	251	10.7	15%	5.4%	Baltimore
Wildwood Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	743	17.7	23%	18%	Baltimore
William Paca ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	414	11.2	15%	10%	Baltimore
Windsor Hills Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	252	10.3	24%	12%	Baltimore
Wolfe Street AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	244	10.6	28%	16%	Baltimore
Woodhome Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	496	19.5	31%	8.3%	Baltimore
Yorkwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	294	14.3	32%	16%	Baltimore
Baltimore Collegiate School for BoysCharterFree meals for all	4–8	303	15.2	14%	1.1%	Baltimore
Booker T. Washington MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	192	9.1	18%	1.2%	Baltimore
Katherine Johnson Global AcademyFree meals for all	3–8	473	15.5	9.7%	2.6%	Baltimore
Lillie May Carroll Jackson SchoolCharterFree meals for all	5–8	209	14.9	26%	3.6%	Baltimore
Stadium SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	259	15.2	12%	0.5%	Baltimore
The Crossroads SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	162	11.6	45%	8.3%	Baltimore
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	3–8	513	15.1	11%	4.2%	Baltimore
Vanguard Collegiate MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	313	14.2	14%	1.7%	Baltimore
Academy for College and Career ExplorationFree meals for all	6–12	967	14.4	21%	2.5%	Baltimore
Achievement Academy at Harbor City HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	314	17.9	—	—	Baltimore
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual ArtsFree meals for all	9–12	337	13.5	—	—	Baltimore
Baltimore City CollegeFree meals for all	9–12	1,470	18.6	—	—	Baltimore
Baltimore Design SchoolFree meals for all	6–12	503	13.1	35%	9.0%	Baltimore
Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenCharterFree meals for all	6–12	466	11.7	28%	0.6%	Baltimore
Baltimore Polytechnic InstituteFree meals for all	9–12	1,632	19.2	—	—	Baltimore
Baltimore Revolutionary Academy for Virtual Ed.Fully virtualFree meals for all	5–12	515	—	35%	5.7%	Baltimore
Baltimore School for the ArtsFree meals for all	9–12	443	15.8	—	—	Baltimore
Bard High School Early CollegeFree meals for all	9–12	459	15.0	—	—	Baltimore
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville CoveFree meals for all	9–12	786	15.1	—	—	Baltimore
Carver Vocational-Technical HighCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	1,041	17.2	—	—	Baltimore
City Neighbors HighCharterFree meals for all	9–12	416	13.6	—	—	Baltimore
Claremont SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	6–12	46	2.6	—	—	Baltimore
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–12	523	16.6	12%	0.0%	Baltimore
Coppin AcademyCharterFree meals for all	9–12	450	16.7	—	—	Baltimore
Digital Harbor High SchoolCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	1,359	15.6	—	—	Baltimore
Eager Street AcademyAlternative	6–12	45	4.5	—	—	Baltimore
Edmondson-Westside HighCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	910	15.3	—	—	Baltimore
Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	264	15.5	—	—	Baltimore
Forest Park HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,024	16.3	—	—	Baltimore
Frederick Douglass HighFree meals for all	9–12	539	11.7	—	—	Baltimore
Green Street AcademyCharterFree meals for all	6–12	808	17.6	19%	1.8%	Baltimore
Joseph C. Briscoe AcademySpecial educationFree meals for all	6–12	30	1.8	—	—	Baltimore
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	1,714	14.8	—	—	Baltimore
National Academy FoundationFree meals for all	6–12	801	13.4	9.0%	2.9%	Baltimore
Patterson HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,330	15.1	—	—	Baltimore
Paul Laurence Dunbar HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,087	18.1	—	—	Baltimore
Reginald F. Lewis HighFree meals for all	9–12	481	16.0	—	—	Baltimore
Renaissance AcademyFree meals for all	9–12	241	10.7	—	—	Baltimore
The Reach! Partnership SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	724	15.7	—	—	Baltimore
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts AcademyCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	386	16.8	—	—	Baltimore
Western HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,290	16.8	—	—	Baltimore
William S. Baer SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	167	5.6	—	—	Baltimore

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 200 East North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (443)984-2000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.