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Enrollment
2,012
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000446
Perry Hall High
4601 Ebenezer Rd, Baltimore, MD 21236 · (443) 809-5108 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,012 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
934 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 542 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 518 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 482 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 470 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
49.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 14.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Perry Hall High
Perry Hall High's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Hall High this school | 2,012 | 46.4% | 32.4% |
| Catonsville High Baltimore | 1,735 | 40.7% | 41.2% |
| Aberdeen High Aberdeen | 1,396 | 51.6% | 29.9% |
| Oakland Mills High Columbia | 1,413 | 43.2% | 33.9% |
| Guilford Park High Jessup | 1,218 | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore | 1,632 | 47.8% | 62.5% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Perry Hall High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #117 of 203 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #155 of 206 ▼ 79 | #20 of 24 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #136 of 206 ▼ 33 | #11 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,012 | #32 of 234 | #2 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #142 of 210 | #16 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #44 of 211 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #122 of 212 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #72 of 76 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,012
-6 (0%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,678
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,012 | 118 | 17.1:1 | 46% (934) |
| 2023-24 | 2,020 | 121.8 | 16.6:1 | 44% (883) |
| 2022-23 | 2,029 | 121.8 | 16.6:1 | 45% (922) |
| 2020-21 | 2,018 | 119 | 17.0:1 | 40% (803) |
| 2017-18 | 2,036 | 114.3 | 17.8:1 | 35% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 2,069 | 119 | 17.4:1 | 32% (662) |
| 2010-11 | 2,227 | 143 | 15.6:1 | 21% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 2,109 | 120 | 17.6:1 | 7% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 1,678 | 104 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Hall High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,036 to 2,012); teachers up 3% (114.3 to 118).
About Perry Hall High
Perry Hall High, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is a large high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 2,012 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185, so this school runs 70% bigger than that.
The district, Baltimore County Public Schools, has 110,872 students enrolled across 177 schools.
At Perry Hall High, the largest share of students is Black, at 38%. It is also 36% White, 14% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Perry Hall High's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 118 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.1:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Perry Hall High reports 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Perry Hall High is 14.3 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Census estimates describe Baltimore County this way: the median household income is $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Perry Hall High, Baltimore County has 179 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Joppa View Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Perry Hall High at 8th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 2,018 in 2020-21 to 2,012 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighHigh · 1,714 students
Nearby schools
- Joppa View Elementary0.6 mi · 491
- Perry Hall Middle0.7 mi · 1,582
- Perry Hall Elementary0.9 mi · 476
- Honeygo Elementary0.9 mi · 698
- Seven Oaks Elementary1.5 mi · 454
- Gunpowder Elementary1.6 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Hall HighWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Hall High?
Perry Hall High enrolls approximately 2,012 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Perry Hall High serve?
Perry Hall High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Perry Hall High have?
Perry Hall High employs 118 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Perry Hall High?
Perry Hall High reports a student body of 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 38% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Perry Hall High?
Perry Hall High is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.