Total enrollment
110,024
-3,258 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
Baltimore County
Maryland · Public K-12
180 public K-12 schools, roughly 110,872 students, one county, 850,796 residents. That is Baltimore County, Maryland on the numbers. That works out to 112 elementary, 30 middle, and 34 high schools.
7-year change in Baltimore County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
175
+6 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
29%
was 39%
% Hispanic
18%
was 10%
% Black
39%
was 39%
% Asian
7%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
180
1 districts
Enrollment
110,872
NCES CCD
Median income
$91,768
Below Maryland avg
Free/reduced lunch
52.9%
Above Maryland avg
Elementary
112
51,830 students
Middle
30
24,533 students
High
34
34,227 students
Combined / other
4
282 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Baltimore County Public Schools
110,872 students · 1 district in Baltimore County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Baltimore County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
42.3%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
6.7%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.9%
civilian labor
Median age
40
21.9% under 18
Test scores in Baltimore County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 159 schools ranked. Maryland state average: 51.9%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Eastern Technical High School· 99.7%
- Western School of Technology· 96.6%
- Riderwood Elementary· 92.5%
- Pinewood Elementary· 88.0%
- Fort Garrison Elementary· 87.8%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Halstead Academy· 19.3%
- Lansdowne Elementary· 19.7%
- Colgate Elementary· 20.6%
- Stemmers Run Middle· 20.9%
- General John Stricker Middle· 21.3%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 2,087 | · |
| Perry Hall High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 2,012 | · |
| Woodlawn High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,922 | · |
| Kenwood High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,900 | · |
| Dulaney High | Timonium | High | 09-12 | 1,889 | · |
| Parkville High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,877 | · |
| Catonsville High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,735 | · |
| Perry Hall Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 1,582 | · |
| Towson High | Towson | High | 09-12 | 1,558 | · |
| Franklin High | Reisterstown | High | 09-12 | 1,481 | · |
| Overlea High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,474 | · |
| Milford Mill Academy | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,471 | · |
| New Town High | Owings Mills | High | 09-12 | 1,414 | · |
| Patapsco High and Center for Arts | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,385 | · |
| Eastern Technical High School | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,330 | · |
| Lansdowne High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,313 | · |
| Nottingham Middle | Rosedale | Middle | 06-08 | 1,279 | · |
| Hereford High | Parkton | High | 09-12 | 1,175 | · |
| Franklin Middle | Reisterstown | Middle | 06-08 | 1,150 | · |
| Deer Park Middle Magnet School | Randallstown | Middle | 06-08 | 1,127 | · |
| Sparrows Point High | Sparrows Point | High | 09-12 | 1,095 | · |
| Randallstown High | Randallstown | High | 09-12 | 1,091 | · |
| Dumbarton Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 1,064 | · |
| Chesapeake High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 1,052 | · |
| Owings Mills High | Owings Mills | High | 09-12 | 1,040 | · |
| Ridgely Middle | Lutherville | Middle | 06-08 | 1,039 | · |
| Holabird Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 04-08 | 1,027 | · |
| George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology | Towson | High | 09-12 | 1,017 | · |
| Arbutus Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 974 | · |
| Pikesville Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 943 | · |
| Western School of Technology | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 942 | · |
| Cockeysville Middle | Cockeysville | Middle | 06-08 | 928 | · |
| Pikesville High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 908 | · |
| Parkville Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 900 | · |
| Hereford Middle | Monkton | Middle | 06-08 | 861 | · |
| Southwest Academy | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 842 | · |
| Stemmers Run Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 831 | · |
| Middle River Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 822 | · |
| Sudbrook Magnet Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 821 | · |
| Catonsville Middle | Catonsville | Middle | 06-08 | 818 | · |
| Northwest Academy of Health Sciences | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 808 | · |
| Golden Ring Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 805 | · |
| Pine Grove Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 804 | · |
| Loch Raven High | Baltimore | High | 09-12 | 780 | · |
| Vincent Farm Elementary | White Marsh | Elementary | PK-05 | 776 | · |
| New Town Elementary | Owings Mills | Elementary | PK-05 | 772 | · |
| Dundalk Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 757 | · |
| Rossville Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 726 | · |
| Loch Raven Technical Academy | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 722 | · |
| General John Stricker Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 713 | · |
| Honeygo Elementary | Perry Hall | Elementary | PK-05 | 698 | · |
| Red House Run Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 694 | · |
| Woodholme Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 685 | · |
| Hillcrest Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 678 | · |
| Lyons Mill Elementary | Owings Mills | Elementary | PK-05 | 671 | · |
| Deep Creek Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 670 | · |
| Owings Mills Elementary | Owings Mills | Elementary | PK-05 | 666 | · |
| Westchester Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 662 | · |
| Lansdowne Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 661 | · |
| Mays Chapel Elementary | Timonium | Elementary | PK-05 | 657 | · |
| Catonsville Elementary | Catonsville | Elementary | PK-05 | 653 | · |
| Stoneleigh Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | KG-05 | 645 | · |
| Westowne Elementary | Catonsville | Elementary | PK-05 | 635 | · |
| Victory Villa Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 612 | · |
| Villa Cresta Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 609 | · |
| Timber Grove Elementary | Owings Mills | Elementary | PK-05 | 608 | · |
| Windsor Mill Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 606 | · |
| Chadwick Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 603 | · |
| Lansdowne Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 603 | · |
| Dundalk Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 598 | · |
| Pinewood Elementary | Timonium | Elementary | PK-05 | 598 | · |
| Johnnycake Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 592 | · |
| Bedford Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 586 | · |
| Relay Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 581 | · |
| Sandy Plains Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 580 | · |
| Pleasant Plains Elementary | Towson | Elementary | PK-05 | 575 | · |
| Featherbed Lane Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 572 | · |
| Woodmoor Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 567 | · |
| Edmondson Heights Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 556 | · |
| Logan Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 556 | · |
| Hampton Elementary | Lutherville | Elementary | KG-05 | 555 | · |
| Sparrows Point Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 555 | · |
| Riverview Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 552 | · |
| Chapel Hill Elementary | Perry Hall | Elementary | PK-05 | 535 | · |
| Colgate Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 533 | · |
| Jacksonville Elementary | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-05 | 533 | · |
| Carney Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 524 | · |
| Woodlawn Middle | Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 522 | · |
| Norwood Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-03 | 521 | · |
| Summit Park Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 520 | · |
| Reisterstown Elementary | Reisterstown | Elementary | PK-05 | 518 | · |
| Berkshire Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 514 | · |
| Sparks Elementary | Sparks | Elementary | KG-05 | 509 | · |
| Padonia International Elementary | Cockeysville | Elementary | PK-05 | 505 | · |
| Cedarmere Elementary | Reisterstown | Elementary | PK-05 | 502 | · |
| Hawthorne Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 | · |
| Joppa View Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 491 | · |
| Halstead Academy | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 489 | · |
| Woodbridge Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 484 | · |
| Grange Elementary | Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 483 | · |
Cities in Baltimore County
Baltimore116 schoolsTowson13 schoolsOwings Mills7 schoolsReisterstown7 schoolsRandallstown5 schoolsTimonium5 schoolsCatonsville3 schoolsCockeysville3 schoolsLutherville3 schoolsParkton2 schoolsPerry Hall2 schoolsBaldwin1 schoolFreeland1 schoolHalethorpe1 schoolKingsville1 schoolMonkton1 schoolParkville1 schoolPhoenix1 schoolPikesville1 schoolRosedale1 schoolSparks1 schoolSparrows Point1 schoolUpperco1 schoolWhite Marsh1 schoolWoodlawn1 school
About Baltimore County
Baltimore County is a large county of about 850,796 residents in Maryland. Its public-school system educates approximately 110,872 students across 180 schools.
Looking at the wider area, census numbers show median household income runs near $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the federal-poverty share is near 7%. That income level is 5% below the Maryland median.
For a sense of the school types, Baltimore County spans 112 elementary schools (51,830 students), 30 middle schools (24,533), 34 high schools (34,227), and 4 combined or other schools.
Baltimore County Public Schools is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 110,872 students across Baltimore County.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 3%: 113,282 students in SY 2017-18 versus 110,024 in SY 2024-25. Baltimore County now counts 175 public schools, up from 169 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 39% to 29% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Baltimore County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data