C
Baltimore County Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 32 towns
Serves Dundalk, Towson, Catonsville, Essex, Woodlawn, Owings Mills, Randallstown, Pikesville, Middle River, Milford Mill, Parkville, Perry Hall, Carney, Lochearn, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Arbutus, Rosedale, Mays Chapel, Rossville, Overlea, Honeygo, White Marsh, Timonium, Garrison, Edgemere, Baltimore Highlands, Lansdowne, Bowleys Quarters, Lutherville, Hampton and Kingsville.
Students
110,024
Schools
178
Spent per student
$19,356
MD $20,258
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$675.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Baltimore County Public Schools
- School Grade C: better than 32% of Maryland districts
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $675.2M, about $6,137 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Lansdowne.
PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Lansdowne MiddleThis district
9–12Lansdowne HighThis district
Test scores vs. MD
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 19.2%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 86.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,356 per student · 4% below MD
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 42%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
110,221’20
110,240’21
110,168’22
109,427’23
110,024’24
About steady.
Students
Black 39%White 29%Hispanic 18%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
178 public schools.
Vincent Farm Elementary
C+776 students16:1
New Town Elementary
B−772 students18:1
Dundalk Elementary
D757 students16:1
Rossville Elementary
726 students15:1
Honeygo Elementary
A−698 students18:1
Red House Run Elementary
C694 students14:1
Woodholme Elementary
C685 students15:1
Hillcrest Elementary
A−678 students18:1
Lyons Mill Elementary
B−671 students17:1
Owings Mills Elementary
C666 students15:1
Westchester Elementary
A−662 students15:1
Mays Chapel Elementary
A−657 students17:1
Catonsville Elementary
B+653 students15:1
Stoneleigh Elementary
A645 students16:1
Westowne Elementary
B−635 students15:1
Victory Villa Elementary
C−612 students16:1
Villa Cresta Elementary
C+609 students15:1
Timber Grove Elementary
C608 students16:1
Chadwick Elementary
C+603 students15:1
Lansdowne Elementary
D603 students14:1
Pinewood Elementary
A598 students18:1
Johnnycake Elementary
C−592 students16:1
Bedford Elementary
B−586 students17:1
Relay Elementary
C+581 students15:1
Sandy Plains Elementary
D580 students16:1
Pleasant Plains Elementary
C−575 students17:1
Featherbed Lane Elementary
D572 students16:1
Woodmoor Elementary
C−567 students18:1
Edmondson Heights Elementary
D−556 students17:1
Logan Elementary
C556 students16:1
Hampton Elementary
A−555 students15:1
Riverview Elementary
D552 students15:1
Chapel Hill Elementary
A535 students17:1
Colgate Elementary
C−533 students15:1
Jacksonville Elementary
A533 students17:1
Carney Elementary
C+524 students15:1
Norwood Elementary
D−521 students17:1
Summit Park Elementary
A−520 students16:1
Reisterstown Elementary
C518 students14:1
Berkshire Elementary
C−514 students13:1
Sparks Elementary
A509 students16:1
Padonia International Elementary
C505 students13:1
Cedarmere Elementary
B−502 students14:1
Hawthorne Elementary
D499 students14:1
Joppa View Elementary
A−491 students16:1
Halstead Academy
C−489 students16:1
Woodbridge Elementary
B−484 students17:1
Grange Elementary
C483 students18:1
Essex Elementary
C481 students16:1
Glyndon Elementary
C476 students18:1
Perry Hall Elementary
B476 students17:1
Sussex Elementary
C−475 students15:1
Hebbville Elementary
C474 students13:1
Baltimore Highlands Elementary
D461 students15:1
Bear Creek Elementary
C461 students15:1
Dogwood Elementary
C−460 students18:1
Edgemere Elementary
B458 students17:1
Scotts Branch Elementary
C−457 students16:1
Seven Oaks Elementary
B+454 students15:1
Oakleigh Elementary
C−452 students13:1
Middlesex Elementary
D448 students13:1
Winfield Elementary
C447 students14:1
Timonium Elementary
A445 students14:1
West Towson Elementary
A−445 students18:1
Gunpowder Elementary
B+443 students16:1
Sandalwood Elementary
C440 students15:1
Pot Spring Elementary
B+434 students17:1
Winand Elementary
C+426 students14:1
Riderwood Elementary
A423 students15:1
Pine Grove Elementary
B418 students13:1
Rodgers Forge Elementary
A412 students17:1
Arbutus Elementary
B−410 students16:1
Lutherville Laboratory
A−405 students13:1
Prettyboy Elementary
A−405 students17:1
Orems Elementary
C402 students16:1
Mars Estates Elementary
C400 students15:1
Elmwood Elementary
C+396 students14:1
Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet
B+395 students16:1
Franklin Elementary
B+392 students15:1
Deep Creek Elementary
D385 students14:1
Deer Park Elementary
B−384 students15:1
Fullerton Elementary
B383 students15:1
Warren Elementary
B−381 students16:1
Shady Spring Elementary
C375 students14:1
Charlesmont Elementary
C+373 students15:1
Harford Hills Elementary
B−373 students16:1
Carroll Manor Elementary
A371 students17:1
Chase Elementary
C366 students16:1
Watershed Public Charter
C+366 students16:1
Hernwood Elementary
C−350 students14:1
Seventh District Elementary
A−346 students14:1
Chesapeake Terrace Elementary
B345 students18:1
Seneca Elementary
C−344 students16:1
Battle Grove Elementary
C−333 students13:1
Kingsville Elementary
A−326 students18:1
Randallstown Elementary
C+322 students16:1
Wellwood International School
C316 students13:1
Chatsworth School
B+301 students10:1
McCormick Elementary
C+295 students14:1
Middleborough Elementary
B288 students14:1
Fort Garrison Elementary
B+283 students12:1
Church Lane Elementary
C273 students14:1
Halethorpe Elementary
C273 students11:1
Glenmar Elementary
C+263 students11:1
Milbrook Elementary
C263 students14:1
Fifth District Elementary
A−262 students16:1
Martin Boulevard Elementary
C253 students11:1
Powhatan Elementary
C−250 students12:1
Oliver Beach Elementary
B−150 students13:1
White Oak School
C−60 students2:1
Home Assignments-Elementary
1 students
Perry Hall Middle
B+1,582 students17:1
Nottingham Middle
1,279 students17:1
Franklin Middle
B−1,150 students16:1
Deer Park Middle Magnet School
B−1,127 students16:1
Dumbarton Middle
A−1,064 students16:1
Ridgely Middle
A−1,039 students16:1
Holabird Middle
C1,027 students16:1
Arbutus Middle
B974 students16:1
Pikesville Middle
B−943 students16:1
Cockeysville Middle
B+928 students15:1
Parkville Middle
B900 students17:1
Hereford Middle
A−861 students18:1
Southwest Academy
B−842 students16:1
Stemmers Run Middle
C+831 students15:1
Middle River Middle
C+822 students16:1
Sudbrook Magnet Middle
B−821 students14:1
Catonsville Middle
B+818 students17:1
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences
B−808 students14:1
Pine Grove Middle
B804 students15:1
Loch Raven Technical Academy
B−722 students15:1
General John Stricker Middle
C+713 students14:1
Deep Creek Middle
C670 students14:1
Lansdowne Middle
C−661 students13:1
Windsor Mill Middle
C+606 students17:1
Dundalk Middle
D598 students12:1
Sparrows Point Middle
C+555 students16:1
Woodlawn Middle
C+522 students13:1
Crossroads Center
D32 students1:1
Meadowood Education Center
B29 students2:1
Dundalk High
B−2,087 students16:1
Perry Hall High
A−2,012 students17:1
Woodlawn High
C+1,922 students16:1
Kenwood High
B1,900 students15:1
Dulaney High
A1,889 students18:1
Parkville High
B−1,877 students14:1
Catonsville High
A1,735 students17:1
Towson High
A1,558 students18:1
Franklin High
A1,481 students17:1
Overlea High
C+1,474 students17:1
Milford Mill Academy
C−1,471 students17:1
New Town High
C1,414 students20:1
Patapsco High and Center for Arts
B−1,385 students17:1
Eastern Technical High School
A+1,330 students20:1
Lansdowne High
C1,313 students15:1
Hereford High
A+1,175 students18:1
Sparrows Point High
A−1,095 students16:1
Randallstown High
B−1,091 students16:1
Chesapeake High
C+1,052 students15:1
Owings Mills High
C1,040 students14:1
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
A1,017 students18:1
Western School of Technology
A+942 students16:1
Pikesville High
A−908 students16:1
Loch Raven High
A−780 students13:1
Rosedale Center
C−108 students3:1
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies
68 students4:1
BCDC Educational Center
52 students
Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School
4 students
Southeast EDLP at Dundalk High School
2 students
Northeast EDLP at Parkville High School
1 students
Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill Academy
1 students
Central EDLP at Loch Raven High School
0 students
Sollers Point Technical High School
0 students
Campfield Early Childhood Center
165 students14:1
Maiden Choice School
D118 students6:1
Ridge/Ruxton School
C−101 students4:1
Battle Monument School
C−63 students3:1
Baltimore County Home & Hospital
0 students
Towns served
Dundalk 65,969Towson 58,679Catonsville 43,368Essex 40,580Woodlawn 40,379Owings Mills 37,245Randallstown 35,957Pikesville 33,524Middle River 31,712Milford Mill 30,829Parkville 30,549Perry Hall 29,105Carney 28,343Lochearn 27,074Reisterstown 25,582Cockeysville 23,962Arbutus 22,507Rosedale 20,002Mays Chapel 16,066Rossville 16,059Overlea 13,035Honeygo 12,250White Marsh 10,932Timonium 10,304Garrison 9,469Edgemere 9,061Baltimore Highlands 8,206Lansdowne 7,876Bowleys Quarters 7,006Lutherville 6,574Hampton 5,372Kingsville 4,687
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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.