📍 3500 Hillen Road, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21218
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 1,677 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 104.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers 56 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High enrolls 1,677 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 104.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,490 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 8.2% |
| White | 38 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,248 of the school's 1,677 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,248 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.
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 43, state house district 43.
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical 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 1,677 students, Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical 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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