📍 421 Bloomsbury Ave, Baltimore, Baltimore County, 21228
Catonsville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 1,729 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 107.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Catonsville High enrolls 1,729 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 107.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 26% Black or African American and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 817 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 447 | 26% |
| Asian | 238 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
734 of the school's 1,729 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 659 qualify for free lunch and 75 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.
Catonsville High 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.
Catonsville High 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 1,729 students, Catonsville High 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