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George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology, an average-sized four-year high school in Towson, Maryland, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools, instructs 1,017 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools in total, collectively educating 110,872 students. George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology shows that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 38% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Baltimore County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology higher than the state norm the norm. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.
After controlling for student poverty, George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.9%.
In the surrounding community, Baltimore County reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology is one.
The closest other public school is Hampton Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 12%: 912 students in 2018 compared to 1,017 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.
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