📍 1801 Turkey Point Rd, Baltimore, Baltimore County, 21221
Chesapeake High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 1,047 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 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chesapeake High enrolls 1,047 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 23% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 587 | 56% |
| White | 244 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
671 of the school's 1,047 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 630 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chesapeake 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-20, state senate district 6, state house district 6.
Chesapeake 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 1,047 students, Chesapeake 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