Kenwood High

Kenwood High is a large high school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County Public Schools. The school works with 1,900 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Within Baltimore County Public Schools, which oversees 177 schools and 110,872 students, Kenwood High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Kenwood High lists that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Baltimore County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kenwood High has 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 66% of students at Kenwood High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Baltimore County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kenwood High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Baltimore County) records that the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Kenwood High is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students).

Stemmers Run Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kenwood High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kenwood High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kenwood High has rose 20%, going from 1,582 students in 2018 to 1,900 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 44% to 27% over that span.

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