📍 100 Kenwood Ave, Baltimore, Baltimore County, 21228
Western School of Technology is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 942 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 89% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western School of Technology enrolls 942 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 18% Asian and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 528 | 56% |
| Asian | 170 | 18% |
| White | 154 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
377 of the school's 942 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 qualify for free lunch and 80 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Western School of Technology is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 44.
Western School of Technology is one of 178 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, based in Towson, Maryland. The district serves 110,024 students district-wide and employs 7,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 942 students, Western School of Technology is larger than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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