Bethesda-Chevy Chase High

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High is one of the high-enrollment 9-12 campuss in Bethesda, Maryland, part of Montgomery County Public Schools, with 2,377 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 101% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 1,185 students.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High is one of 208 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that hosts 159,181 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High has 142 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Bethesda-Chevy Chase High higher than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High is in the bottom 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 60.0%; Bethesda-Chevy Chase High posts 44.0%, -16.1 points below that line.

In the area at large, Montgomery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bethesda Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bethesda-Chevy Chase High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bethesda-Chevy Chase High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High has grew 13%, going from 2,102 students in 2018 to 2,377 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.