At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
57,565
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
78
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$19,256
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$13,100
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
- 57,314
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4,604.1
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.4:1
What current records say about Howard County Public Schools
Howard County Public Schools operates 78 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Ellicott City, Maryland. NCES reports 57,565 students and 4,274.7 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Maryland agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 6 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 $19,256 in current expenditure per pupil and $13,100 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 9 of 24 in Maryland. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 6.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 9.9%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 4,274.7
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $1,110,623,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Howard County Public Schools
Ellicott City, Maryland
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.2356, -76.8896
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White29.4%
- Hispanic14.3%
- Black25.1%
- Asian23.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial7%
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 Howard County Public Schools
78 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 78 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications and Research Laboratory | High09–12 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| Atholton Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 516 | 14.7:1 | |
| Atholton High | High09–12 | 1,540 | 16.7:1 | |
| Bellows Spring Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 806 | 12.5:1 | |
| Bollman Bridge Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 775 | 12.1:1 | |
| Bonnie Branch Middle | Middle06–08 | 739 | 14:1 | |
| Bryant Woods Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 366 | 10.3:1 | |
| Burleigh Manor Middle | Middle06–08 | 777 | 15.8:1 | |
| Bushy Park Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 631 | 13.2:1 | |
| Cedar Lane Special Center | OtherKG–12 | 133 | 4.2:1 | |
| Centennial High | High09–12 | 1,377 | 17:1 | |
| Centennial Lane Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 749 | 14.1:1 | |
| Clarksville Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 543 | 13.6:1 | |
| Clarksville Middle | Middle06–08 | 679 | 16.6:1 | |
| Clemens Crossing Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 481 | 14:1 | |
| Cradlerock Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 453 | 10.3:1 | |
| Dayton Oaks Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 739 | 14.2:1 | |
| Deep Run Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 638 | 10.6:1 | |
| Ducketts Lane Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 573 | 10.6:1 | |
| Dunloggin Middle | Middle06–08 | 623 | 13.9:1 | |
| Elkridge Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 798 | 14.1:1 | |
| Elkridge Landing Middle | Middle06–08 | 686 | 13.4:1 | |
| Ellicott Mills Middle | Middle06–08 | 698 | 14.4:1 | |
| Folly Quarter Middle | Middle06–08 | 682 | 14.5:1 |