Urbana High

Urbana High operates as a substantial senior high in Ijamsville, Maryland, run under Frederick County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,989 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 68% above the state mean of about 1,185.

Frederick County Public Schools runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 48,054 students. Urbana High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Urbana High logs that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Urbana High logs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Urbana High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 16% of students at Urbana High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Frederick County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Urbana High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Frederick County indicate the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Frederick County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), of which Urbana High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Urbana Middle, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Urbana High at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.0%.

Urbana High operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 1,758 students in 2018 compared to 1,989 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 47% over that span.

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