Total enrollment
110,024
-1,060 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
180 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
Maryland · 110,872 students · 25 cities
Baltimore County Public Schools's footprint covers 180 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 110,872 (an average of 616 per school).
4-year change in Baltimore County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
175
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Baltimore County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #15 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110,872 | #3 of 24 | #24 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 177 | #3 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #18 of 24 | #5,649 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 52.9% | #12 of 24 | #3,747 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #3 of 23 | #221 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Baltimore County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 159 scored schools run from Rodgers Forge Elementary at 86.8% proficient to Dundalk Middle at 13.6%, a gap of 73.3 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 165 district schools that reported both years went from 112,493 to 106,894 students (down 5%) and from 7,121 to 7,003 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore County Public Schools is a sprawling Maryland school district running 180 schools with combined enrollment near 110,872.
On the school-mix side, Baltimore County Public Schools is made up of 112 elementary, 30 middle, 34 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 110,024 students, held roughly steady from the 111,084 reported in SY 2020-21.
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