At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
37,771
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
55
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$17,493
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,752
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
- 37,854
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,775.58
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.6:1
What current records say about Harford County Public Schools
Harford County Public Schools operates 55 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Bel Air, Maryland. NCES reports 37,771 students and 2,653.61 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Maryland agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 8 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 $17,493 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,752 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 16 of 24 in Maryland. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 2,653.61
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $665,390,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Harford County Public Schools
Bel Air, Maryland
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.5362, -76.3472
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White57.2%
- Hispanic10%
- Black21.2%
- Asian3.4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial7.8%
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 Harford County Public Schools
55 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 55 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen High | High09–12 | 1,396 | 14.2:1 | |
| Aberdeen Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,071 | 12.2:1 | |
| Abingdon Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 641 | 13.5:1 | |
| Bakerfield Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 460 | 13.1:1 | |
| Bel Air Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 521 | 16.1:1 | |
| Bel Air High | High09–12 | 1,341 | 15.5:1 | |
| Bel Air Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,080 | 14.1:1 | |
| C. Milton Wright High | High09–12 | 1,291 | 16.2:1 | |
| Center for Educational Opportunity | High06–12 | 122 | 6.6:1 | |
| Church Creek Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 732 | 14.4:1 | |
| Churchville Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 364 | 16.7:1 | |
| Darlington Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 96 | 8.7:1 | |
| Deerfield Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 708 | 12.8:1 | |
| Dublin Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 222 | 12.7:1 | |
| Edgewood Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 428 | 11.7:1 | |
| Edgewood High | High09–12 | 1,440 | 15.1:1 | |
| Edgewood Middle | Middle06–08 | 936 | 11.5:1 | |
| Emmorton Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 584 | 16.4:1 | |
| Fallston High | High09–12 | 1,036 | 16.8:1 | |
| Fallston Middle School | Middle06–08 | 1,068 | 15.6:1 | |
| Forest Hill Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 451 | 14.4:1 | |
| Forest Lakes Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 447 | 14.8:1 | |
| Fountain Green Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 443 | 15.2:1 | |
| G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale | ElementaryPK–05 | 528 | 13.9:1 |