Enrollment
68
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000436
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies
901 S Rolling Rd, Baltimore, MD 21228 · (443) 809-0934 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
4.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
50 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 14 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 29% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
16.4%
own-school result
Math
10.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.4% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 68 | #217 of 234 | #26 of 32 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
68
+17 (+33%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 56
Student : Teacher
4.0:1
was 3.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68 | 17 | 4.0:1 | 74% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 17 | 3.5:1 | 72% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 60 | 13 | 4.6:1 | 78% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 51 | 16 | 3.2:1 | 82% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 66 | 14.5 | 4.5:1 | 76% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 12 | 5.3:1 | 81% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 76 | 14 | 5.4:1 | 57% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 56 | 15 | 3.7:1 | 30% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (66 to 68); teachers up 17% (14.5 to 17).
About Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies
Students in Baltimore, Maryland, attend Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies, a small high school. The school reports 68 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students.
Baltimore County Public Schools runs Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies along with 176 other schools, enrolling 110,872 students in total.
A majority of students at Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies, 79%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 31%. Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 4.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 74% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County.
Census estimates describe Baltimore County this way: median household income is about $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Baltimore County number 180 and enroll about 110,872.
Of nearby public schools, Catonsville High is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 51 to 68 over 4 years.
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Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Catonsville Center for Alternative StudiesHow large is Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies?
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies enrolls approximately 68 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies serve?
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies have?
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies?
At Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies, the student body is approximately 6% White, 10% Hispanic, 79% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies?
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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