Total enrollment
37,771
+438 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
55 schools in Harford County Public Schools
Maryland · 37,771 students · 16 cities
Inside Harford County Public Schools (Maryland), 55 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 37,771 students (around 687 per school).
4-year change in Harford County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
55
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Harford County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maryland | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #6 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 37,771 | #8 of 24 | #156 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 55 | #8 of 24 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #14 of 24 | #4,718 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.0% | #19 of 24 | #5,641 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #14 of 23 | #1,524 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 Harford County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 51 scored schools run from Homestead/Wakefield Elementary at 74.1% proficient to Joppatowne High at 24.9%, a gap of 49.2 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 24 Maryland districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 54 district schools that reported both years went from 37,780 to 37,403 students (down 1%) and from 2,541 to 2,608 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 Harford County Public Schools
Harford County Public Schools is a moderately sized Maryland school district running 55 schools with combined enrollment near 37,771.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Harford County Public Schools covers 33 elementary, 9 middle, 11 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 37,333 students in SY 2020-21 versus 37,771 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Harford County Public Schools gained 1 school, going from 54 to 55.
On allk12, the community for Harford County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.