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Howard County Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Columbia, Ellicott City, Ilchester, Elkridge, North Laurel, Scaggsville, Jessup, Savage, Fulton, Highland and Lisbon.
Students
57,565
Schools
78
Spent per student
$20,296
MD $20,258
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$592.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Howard County Public Schools
- School Grade A: better than 92% of Maryland districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $592.5M, about $10,293 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Fulton.
Test scores vs. MD
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 19.2%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 86.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,296 per student · 0% above MD
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 30%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
57,293’20
57,325’21
57,676’22
57,633’23
57,565’24
About steady.
Students
White 29%Black 25%Asian 24%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
78 public schools.
Veterans Elementary
A−883 students13:1
Hanover Hills Elementary
B−875 students12:1
Fulton Elementary
A872 students15:1
Pointers Run Elementary
A835 students14:1
Waverly Elementary
A827 students13:1
Bellows Spring Elementary
A−806 students13:1
Elkridge Elementary
B798 students14:1
Bollman Bridge Elementary
C775 students12:1
Northfield Elementary
A764 students16:1
Hammond Elementary
A−763 students16:1
Gorman Crossing Elementary
B+750 students13:1
Centennial Lane Elementary
A749 students14:1
Dayton Oaks Elementary
A739 students14:1
Manor Woods Elementary
A697 students14:1
Phelps Luck Elementary
B681 students12:1
Hollifield Station Elementary
B+677 students14:1
Waterloo Elementary
B666 students13:1
Forest Ridge Elementary
B659 students13:1
Rockburn Elementary
A−649 students12:1
Deep Run Elementary
C+638 students11:1
St. Johns Lane Elementary
A−636 students14:1
Bushy Park Elementary
A631 students13:1
Laurel Woods Elementary
B−625 students12:1
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary
A619 students14:1
Swansfield Elementary
B−594 students11:1
Ducketts Lane Elementary
C+573 students11:1
Clarksville Elementary
A543 students14:1
Atholton Elementary
B+516 students15:1
Ilchester Elementary
A482 students13:1
Clemens Crossing Elementary
A−481 students14:1
Lisbon Elementary
A−480 students15:1
Talbott Springs Elementary
B−461 students10:1
Thunder Hill Elementary
B459 students12:1
Cradlerock Elementary
C453 students10:1
Longfellow Elementary
B−446 students11:1
Guilford Elementary
B−437 students12:1
Running Brook Elementary
B−407 students10:1
Jeffers Hill Elementary
B−406 students12:1
Worthington Elementary
A403 students12:1
West Friendship Elementary
A367 students13:1
Bryant Woods Elementary
B−366 students10:1
Stevens Forest Elementary
B−314 students10:1
Mount View Middle
A881 students17:1
Patuxent Valley Middle
B840 students14:1
Burleigh Manor Middle
A777 students16:1
Thomas Viaduct Middle
B758 students13:1
Bonnie Branch Middle
A−739 students14:1
Mayfield Woods Middle
B731 students13:1
Ellicott Mills Middle
A−698 students14:1
Elkridge Landing Middle
B+686 students13:1
Folly Quarter Middle
A682 students15:1
Clarksville Middle
A679 students17:1
Lime Kiln Middle
A675 students16:1
Patapsco Middle
A−670 students15:1
Wilde Lake Middle
B643 students13:1
Dunloggin Middle
A−623 students14:1
Murray Hill Middle
B+616 students13:1
Hammond Middle
B+604 students15:1
Lake Elkhorn Middle
B−569 students12:1
Glenwood Middle
A−494 students13:1
Harpers Choice Middle
B471 students12:1
Oakland Mills Middle
B415 students12:1
Marriotts Ridge High
A+1,741 students18:1
Reservoir High
A+1,597 students15:1
Atholton High
A+1,540 students17:1
Howard High
A+1,493 students16:1
Mount Hebron High
A+1,455 students16:1
Oakland Mills High
A1,413 students14:1
River Hill High
A+1,383 students18:1
Centennial High
A+1,377 students17:1
Glenelg High
A+1,363 students17:1
Long Reach High
A1,334 students14:1
Guilford Park High
1,218 students16:1
Wilde Lake High
A1,197 students14:1
Hammond High
A1,159 students14:1
Homewood School
C+109 students3:1
Applications and Research Laboratory
0 students0:1
Cedar Lane Special Center
C−133 students4:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.