Chesapeake High

As an average-sized secondary school in Baltimore, Maryland, Chesapeake High caters to 1,052 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Baltimore County Public Schools.

Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Chesapeake High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Chesapeake High records that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baltimore County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Chesapeake High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 26.6%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Baltimore County) records that median household income runs about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chesapeake High is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students).

Nearest neighbor: Middleborough Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chesapeake High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chesapeake High at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 976 students in 2018 compared to 1,052 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 28% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.