Western School of Technology

Western School of Technology is one of the modestly sized secondary schools in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, with 942 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 1,185.

Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Western School of Technology is among them.

On the student-mix side, Western School of Technology records that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Asian, 16% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Western School of Technology reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Baltimore County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Western School of Technology sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 62.9%.

In the area at large, Baltimore County reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Baltimore County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), Western School of Technology is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Catonsville Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Western School of Technology. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Western School of Technology at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

Western School of Technology operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Western School of Technology's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 905 (now 942). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 62% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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