Harford Technical High

Set in Bel Air, Maryland, Harford Technical High is a low-enrollment secondary school, operated by Harford County Public Schools. It works with 954 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 55 schools in Harford County Public Schools (37,771 students total), Harford Technical High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Harford Technical High shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Harford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Harford Technical High has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Harford Technical High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harford County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Harford Technical High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 50.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harford County) reports that median household income runs about $112,265, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Harford Technical High is one of 55 public schools in Harford County (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students).

Harford Academy at Campus Hills is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Harford Technical High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 1,010 students in 2018 compared to 954 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 66% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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