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Perry Hall Middle
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Perry Hall Middle
Perry Hall Middle, a well-populated middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the schools within Baltimore County Public Schools, caters to 1,582 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 764 students each, so Perry Hall Middle sits 107% above that benchmark.
Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Perry Hall Middle is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Perry Hall Middle records that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 27% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Perry Hall Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Perry Hall Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.6%; this one delivers 45.1%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Baltimore County put median household income runs about $91,768, 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 Perry Hall Middle is one.
The closest other public school is Perry Hall Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Perry Hall Middle. On composite proficiency, Perry Hall Middle comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.
Perry Hall Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.
Over the past 7-year window. Perry Hall Middle's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,895 (now 1,582). White enrollment moved from 53% to 41% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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