Towson High

Towson High is one of the mid-tier senior highs in Towson, Maryland, part of Baltimore County Public Schools, with 1,558 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 1,185.

Across the 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (110,872 students total), Towson High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Towson High records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 26% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Baltimore County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Towson High has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 27% of students at Towson High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Towson High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.2%; this one delivers 48.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Baltimore County put median household earnings sit near $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 Towson High is one.

Stoneleigh Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Towson High at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 62.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Towson High's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,553 (now 1,558). The White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 53% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.