Mount Hebron High

Mount Hebron High is one of the moderately sized senior highs in Ellicott City, Maryland, operated by Howard County Public Schools, with 1,455 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 1,185.

Across the 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools (57,565 students total), Mount Hebron High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mount Hebron High logs that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 35% Asian, 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 47% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Howard County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mount Hebron High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.9%, the actual is 51.8%, a residual of -11.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Howard County) logs that median household income runs about $149,763, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mount Hebron High is one of 78 public schools in Howard County (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students).

The closest other public school is St. Johns Lane Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mount Hebron High ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 1,566 students in 2018 compared to 1,455 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Mount Hebron High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.