📍 5401 Kenwood Ave, Baltimore, Baltimore County, 21206
Overlea High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 1,365 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 86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Overlea High enrolls 1,365 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 14% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 878 | 64% |
| White | 192 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 56 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
863 of the school's 1,365 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 793 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Overlea 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 8, state house district 8.
Overlea 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 1,365 students, Overlea 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