Baltimore City College

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore City College is a mid-sized 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. It educates 1,470 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% bigger than the state mean of about 1,185.

Within Baltimore City Public Schools, which oversees 152 schools and 76,946 students, Baltimore City College is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Baltimore City College lists that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Baltimore City College qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Baltimore City College sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 51.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put the typical household earns roughly $62,177 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Baltimore City College is one.

Abbottston Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Baltimore City College ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.2%.

Baltimore City College operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Baltimore City College's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,310 (now 1,470). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 74% to 67%.

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