School district · Maryland

Baltimore County Public Schools

Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland: 178 public schools with 110,024 students and 15.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,356 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 178; 1 charter
Students: 110,024
Students per teacher: 15.0; MD 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $19,356; 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): 7,342
Counselors (FTE): 390
Students per counselor: 282; MD 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 107; Librarians (FTE): 167

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%

44%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 56% of school districts in Maryland

Median 48% · 25 school districts compared

46,949 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maryland: 28%

23%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Maryland

Median 30% · 25 school districts compared

42,217 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

$13.4K15

$13.5K16

$14.3K17

$14.1K18

$14.5K19

$15.0K20

$15.6K21

$16.5K22

$18.7K23

$19.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10% · $268.6M
State: 42% · $1.1B
Local: 47% · $1.2B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,801
Support services: $6,987
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $288.2M
Long-term debt: $647.2M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 111Middle schools: 29High schools: 33Other schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Campfield Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	165	14.1	—	—	Baltimore
Arbutus ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	15.8	51%	36%	Baltimore
Baltimore Highlands ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	461	14.6	20%	11%	Baltimore
Battle Grove ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	333	13.0	32%	20%	Baltimore
Bear Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	461	14.6	26%	18%	Baltimore
Bedford ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	586	16.6	48%	24%	Baltimore
Berkshire ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	514	13.3	24%	8.6%	Baltimore
Carney ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	524	14.8	37%	20%	Baltimore
Carroll Manor ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	371	16.8	83%	75%	Baldwin
Catonsville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	653	14.8	56%	43%	Catonsville
Cedarmere ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	502	13.7	39%	22%	Reisterstown
Chadwick ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	603	15.1	47%	31%	Baltimore
Chapel Hill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	535	16.6	81%	69%	Perry Hall
Charlesmont ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	373	14.9	47%	33%	Baltimore
Chase ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	366	15.8	48%	24%	Baltimore
Chatsworth SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	301	10.4	65%	49%	Reisterstown
Chesapeake Terrace ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	345	17.5	48%	36%	Baltimore
Church Lane ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	273	13.7	34%	27%	Randallstown
Colgate ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	533	15.4	18%	13%	Baltimore
Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional MagnetFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	395	16.1	75%	59%	Baltimore
Deep Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	385	13.8	17%	12%	Baltimore
Deer Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	384	15.5	47%	31%	Owings Mills
Dogwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	460	17.7	40%	19%	Baltimore
Dundalk ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	757	15.9	18%	6.4%	Baltimore
Edgemere ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	458	17.5	53%	44%	Baltimore
Edmondson Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	556	16.5	22%	18%	Baltimore
Elmwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	396	14.1	23%	16%	Baltimore
Essex ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	481	16.5	33%	21%	Baltimore
Featherbed Lane ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	572	15.6	31%	21%	Baltimore
Fifth District ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	262	15.6	85%	77%	Upperco
Fort Garrison ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	283	12.1	79%	73%	Baltimore
Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	392	14.6	64%	51%	Reisterstown
Fullerton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	383	14.8	53%	32%	Baltimore
Glenmar ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	263	10.6	22%	11%	Baltimore
Glyndon ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	476	17.5	34%	21%	Reisterstown
Grange ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	483	17.5	36%	14%	Baltimore
Gunpowder ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	443	15.9	46%	33%	Baltimore
Halethorpe ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	273	10.8	40%	33%	Halethorpe
Halstead AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	489	16.1	17%	8.3%	Baltimore
Hampton ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	555	15.3	65%	55%	Lutherville
Harford Hills ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	373	15.9	38%	24%	Baltimore
Hawthorne ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	499	13.7	22%	9.1%	Baltimore
Hebbville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	474	13.4	33%	21%	Baltimore
Hernwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	350	14.5	37%	18%	Randallstown
Hillcrest ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	678	17.6	71%	62%	Baltimore
Home Assignments-ElementaryAlternative	Pre-K–5	1	—	—	—	Towson
Honeygo ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	698	17.8	77%	64%	Perry Hall
Jacksonville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	533	17.1	86%	72%	Phoenix
Johnnycake ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	592	16.1	29%	20%	Baltimore
Joppa View ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	491	15.6	54%	48%	Baltimore
Kingsville ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	326	17.6	77%	69%	Kingsville
Lansdowne ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	603	14.1	18%	10%	Baltimore
Logan ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	556	16.2	32%	27%	Baltimore
Lutherville LaboratoryFree meals for all	K–5	405	12.8	60%	52%	Lutherville
Lyons Mill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	671	17.4	49%	36%	Owings Mills
Mars Estates ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	400	14.6	24%	14%	Baltimore
Martin Boulevard ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	253	11.1	36%	33%	Baltimore
Mays Chapel ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	657	17.1	63%	48%	Timonium
McCormick ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	295	13.9	21%	8.6%	Baltimore
Middleborough ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	288	13.8	43%	30%	Baltimore
Middlesex ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	448	12.6	16%	8.8%	Baltimore
Milbrook ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	263	13.7	33%	20%	Baltimore
New Town ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	772	17.9	44%	24%	Owings Mills
Norwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	521	16.7	20%	13%	Baltimore
Oakleigh ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	452	13.2	28%	20%	Baltimore
Oliver Beach ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	150	12.8	75%	63%	Baltimore
Orems ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	402	16.4	45%	37%	Baltimore
Owings Mills ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	666	14.9	40%	27%	Owings Mills
Padonia International ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	505	12.7	30%	25%	Cockeysville
Perry Hall ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	476	16.8	66%	45%	Baltimore
Pine Grove ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	418	13.1	49%	42%	Baltimore
Pinewood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	598	17.9	89%	74%	Timonium
Pleasant Plains ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	575	16.6	27%	14%	Towson
Pot Spring ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	434	16.7	59%	44%	Timonium
Powhatan ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	250	11.8	57%	28%	Baltimore
Prettyboy ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	405	16.9	66%	52%	Freeland
Randallstown ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	322	16.0	55%	24%	Randallstown
Red House Run ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	694	13.7	35%	21%	Baltimore
Reisterstown ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	518	14.1	33%	14%	Reisterstown
Relay ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	581	15.2	53%	30%	Baltimore
Riderwood ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	423	14.6	92%	78%	Towson
Riverview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	552	14.8	26%	13%	Baltimore
Rodgers Forge ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	412	17.1	88%	81%	Baltimore
Rossville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	726	15.4	58%	36%	Baltimore
Sandalwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	440	14.8	45%	27%	Baltimore
Sandy Plains ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	580	15.7	18%	13%	Baltimore
Scotts Branch ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	457	16.4	29%	17%	Baltimore
Seneca ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	344	15.5	27%	11%	Baltimore
Seven Oaks ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	454	15.2	60%	36%	Baltimore
Seventh District ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	346	14.0	76%	70%	Parkton
Shady Spring ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	375	13.9	31%	16%	Baltimore
Sparks ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	509	15.6	85%	74%	Sparks
Stoneleigh ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	645	16.5	76%	61%	Baltimore
Summit Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	520	15.6	53%	41%	Baltimore
Sussex ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	475	14.8	23%	13%	Baltimore
Timber Grove ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	608	16.2	28%	21%	Owings Mills
Timonium ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	445	14.4	82%	76%	Timonium
Victory Villa ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	612	15.7	34%	14%	Baltimore
Villa Cresta ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	609	14.6	43%	31%	Baltimore
Vincent Farm ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	776	16.4	45%	30%	White Marsh
Warren ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	381	15.8	50%	31%	Cockeysville
Watershed Public CharterCharterFree meals for all	K–6	366	15.9	54%	23%	Woodlawn
Wellwood International SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	316	12.6	42%	37%	Pikesville
West Towson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	445	17.8	82%	71%	Baltimore
Westchester ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	662	15.1	60%	52%	Baltimore
Westowne ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	635	15.5	47%	34%	Catonsville
White Oak SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	60	1.6	—	—	Parkville
Winand ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	426	13.6	50%	30%	Baltimore
Winfield ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	447	13.8	30%	18%	Baltimore
Woodbridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	484	17.5	60%	48%	Baltimore
Woodholme ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	685	15.0	32%	20%	Baltimore
Woodmoor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	567	17.5	27%	19%	Baltimore
Arbutus MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	974	16.1	49%	11%	Baltimore
Catonsville MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	818	17.4	59%	17%	Catonsville
Cockeysville MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	928	15.4	56%	14%	Cockeysville
Crossroads CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–8	32	1.3	6.7%	0.0%	Baltimore
Deep Creek MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	670	13.7	35%	2.4%	Baltimore
Deer Park Middle Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	1,127	16.0	41%	7.2%	Randallstown
Dumbarton MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,064	16.3	66%	21%	Baltimore
Dundalk MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	598	11.7	12%	1.5%	Baltimore
Franklin MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,150	16.1	33%	4.6%	Reisterstown
General John Stricker MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	713	14.1	18%	2.3%	Baltimore
Hereford MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	861	18.3	78%	33%	Monkton
Holabird MiddleFree meals for all	4–8	1,027	15.5	16%	4.0%	Baltimore
Lansdowne MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	661	13.0	17%	1.7%	Baltimore
Loch Raven Technical AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	722	14.9	31%	3.8%	Baltimore
Meadowood Education CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–8	29	2.1	8.1%	0.0%	Baltimore
Middle River MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	822	16.4	28%	1.9%	Baltimore
Northwest Academy of Health SciencesFree meals for all	6–8	808	13.9	31%	5.1%	Baltimore
Nottingham MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,279	17.3	27%	5.3%	Rosedale
Parkville MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	900	16.8	51%	11%	Baltimore
Perry Hall MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,582	16.6	60%	21%	Baltimore
Pikesville MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	943	15.5	26%	3.7%	Baltimore
Pine Grove MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	804	15.3	37%	6.8%	Baltimore
Ridgely MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,039	16.3	76%	34%	Lutherville
Southwest AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	842	16.2	29%	5.9%	Baltimore
Sparrows Point MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	555	15.6	39%	9.1%	Baltimore
Stemmers Run MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	831	15.1	23%	2.9%	Baltimore
Sudbrook Magnet MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	821	14.4	52%	7.9%	Baltimore
Windsor Mill MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	606	17.3	41%	5.8%	Baltimore
Woodlawn MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	522	13.2	37%	4.5%	Baltimore
BCDC Educational CenterAlternative	8–12	52	—	—	—	Towson
Catonsville Center for Alternative StudiesAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	68	4.0	—	—	Baltimore
Catonsville HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,735	17.4	—	—	Baltimore
Central EDLP at Loch Raven High SchoolAlternative	9–12	0	—	—	—	Towson
Chesapeake HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,052	15.2	—	—	Baltimore
Dulaney HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,889	18.0	—	—	Timonium
Dundalk HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,087	15.6	—	—	Baltimore
Eastern Technical High SchoolCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	1,330	19.9	—	—	Baltimore
Franklin HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,481	16.7	—	—	Reisterstown
George W. Carver Center for Arts & TechnologyCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	1,017	17.9	—	—	Towson
Hereford HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,175	17.8	—	—	Parkton
Kenwood HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,900	15.4	—	—	Baltimore
Lansdowne HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,313	14.6	—	—	Baltimore
Loch Raven HighFree meals for all	9–12	780	13.0	—	—	Baltimore
Milford Mill AcademyFree meals for all	9–12	1,471	17.1	—	—	Baltimore
New Town HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,414	19.6	—	—	Owings Mills
Northeast EDLP at Parkville High SchoolAlternative	9–12	1	—	—	—	Towson
Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill AcademyAlternative	9–12	1	—	—	—	Towson
Overlea HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,474	17.0	—	—	Baltimore
Owings Mills HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,040	13.5	—	—	Owings Mills
Parkville HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,877	13.8	—	—	Baltimore
Patapsco High and Center for ArtsFree meals for all	9–12	1,385	16.8	—	—	Baltimore
Perry Hall HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,012	17.1	—	—	Baltimore
Pikesville HighFree meals for all	9–12	908	16.1	—	—	Baltimore
Randallstown HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,091	16.4	—	—	Randallstown
Rosedale CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	108	3.3	—	—	Baltimore
Sollers Point Technical High SchoolCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Baltimore
Southeast EDLP at Dundalk High SchoolAlternative	9–12	2	—	—	—	Towson
Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High SchoolAlternative	9–12	4	—	—	—	Towson
Sparrows Point HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,095	16.4	—	—	Sparrows Point
Towson HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,558	17.9	—	—	Towson
Western School of TechnologyCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	942	15.9	—	—	Baltimore
Woodlawn HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,922	16.0	—	—	Baltimore
Baltimore County Home & HospitalSpecial education	Pre-K–12	0	—	—	—	Towson
Battle Monument SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	63	3.2	—	—	Baltimore
Maiden Choice SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	118	5.6	—	—	Baltimore
Ridge/Ruxton SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	101	3.9	—	—	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: 6901 N. Charles Street, Towson, MD 21204
Phone: (443)809-4554

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.