📍 17301 York Rd, Parkton, Baltimore County, 21120
Hereford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Parkton, Baltimore County. The school has 1,225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 76.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hereford High enrolls 1,225 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 76.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,042 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 52 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 1,225 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Hereford High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 42.
Hereford 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 1,225 students, Hereford 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: Rural - Fringe