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Frederick Douglass High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 663 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frederick Douglass High enrolls 663 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 589 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 9.4% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
539 of the school's 663 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 539 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Frederick Douglass High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-70, state senate district 40, state house district 40.
Frederick Douglass High is one of 154 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools, based in Baltimore, Maryland. The district serves 76,807 students district-wide and employs 5,008 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 663 students, Frederick Douglass High is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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