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Baltimore County Public Schools

NCES agency ID 2400120 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

110,024

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

177

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

15:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$18,666

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$11,492

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
109,720
Teachers (FTE)
7,499.6
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1

What current records say about Baltimore County Public Schools

Baltimore County Public Schools operates 177 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Towson, Maryland. NCES reports 110,024 students and 7,341.79 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Maryland agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 3 of 24 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $18,666 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,492 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 10 of 24 in Maryland. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
9%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
13.7%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
7,341.79
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$2,073,433,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Baltimore County Public Schools

Towson, Maryland

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.4040, -76.6302

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White29.3%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black39.4%
  • Asian7.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial5.4%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Baltimore County Public Schools

177 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 177 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Arbutus ElementaryElementaryPK–0541015.8:1
Arbutus MiddleMiddle06–0897416.1:1
Baltimore County Home & HospitalOtherKG–120Not reported
Baltimore Highlands ElementaryElementaryPK–0546114.6:1
Battle Grove ElementaryElementaryPK–0533313:1
Battle Monument SchoolOtherPK–12633.2:1
BCDC Educational CenterHigh09–1252Not reported
Bear Creek ElementaryElementaryPK–0546114.6:1
Bedford ElementaryElementaryPK–0558616.6:1
Berkshire ElementaryElementaryPK–0551413.3:1
Carney ElementaryElementaryPK–0552414.8:1
Carroll Manor ElementaryElementaryKG–0537116.8:1
Catonsville Center for Alternative StudiesHigh09–12684:1
Catonsville ElementaryElementaryPK–0565314.8:1
Catonsville HighHigh09–121,73517.4:1
Catonsville MiddleMiddle06–0881817.4:1
Cedarmere ElementaryElementaryPK–0550213.7:1
Central EDLP at Loch Raven High SchoolHigh09–120Not reported
Chadwick ElementaryElementaryPK–0560315.1:1
Chapel Hill ElementaryElementaryPK–0553516.6:1
Charlesmont ElementaryElementaryPK–0537314.9:1
Chase ElementaryElementaryPK–0536615.8:1
Chatsworth SchoolElementaryPK–0530110.4:1
Chesapeake HighHigh09–121,05215.2:1