Total enrollment
16,142
+163 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
16 schools in Bethesda
Maryland · Public K-12
Public K-12 schools in Bethesda number 16, teaching approximately 16,142 Maryland students, an average of 1009 per campus.
7-year change in Bethesda
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
50%
was 61%
% Hispanic
16%
was 13%
% Black
12%
was 8%
% Asian
14%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 871 |
| Bannockburn Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 446 |
| Bethesda Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 645 |
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | High | 09-12 | 2,377 |
| Bradley Hills Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 474 |
| Burning Tree Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 479 |
| Carderock Springs Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 363 |
| North Bethesda Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 1,224 |
| Seven Locks Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 376 |
| Thomas W. Pyle Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 1,259 |
| Walt Whitman High | High | 09-12 | 2,056 |
| Walter Johnson High | High | 09-12 | 3,016 |
| Westbrook Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 468 |
| Westland Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 839 |
| Wood Acres Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 609 |
| Wyngate Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 640 |
About Bethesda
Public education in Bethesda, Maryland runs across 16 schools that instructs roughly 16,142 students. By footprint, Bethesda sits in the middle-population bracket.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city is built around 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
Average school size in Bethesda is around 1,009 students, 57% higher than the Maryland average of about 643.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 15,979 students in SY 2017-18 versus 16,142 in SY 2024-25. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 50%.
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