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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 Savage.
PK–5Bollman Bridge ElementaryThis district
6–8Patuxent Valley MiddleThis district
9–1212 high schoolsThis district
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
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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.