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Carver Vocational-Technical High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Carver Vocational-Technical High
As a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Baltimore, Maryland, Carver Vocational-Technical High serves 1,041 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Carver Vocational-Technical High is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that caters to 76,946 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Carver Vocational-Technical High records that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Carver Vocational-Technical High reports 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carver Vocational-Technical High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.9%.
In the area at large, Baltimore city reports that median household earnings sit near $62,177, 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 Carver Vocational-Technical High is one.
Nearest neighbor: Matthew A. Henson Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carver Vocational-Technical High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carver Vocational-Technical High at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 21.0%.
Carver Vocational-Technical High operates from a downtown location.
Over the past 7-year window. Carver Vocational-Technical High's enrollment has edged up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 891 (now 1,041). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 99% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.
On allk12, members of the Carver Vocational-Technical High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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