📍 14025 Burnt Woods Rd, Glenelg, Howard County, 21737
Glenelg High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Glenelg, Howard County. The school has 1,339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 93% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Glenelg High enrolls 1,339 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 18% Asian and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 858 | 64% |
| Asian | 239 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 1,339 students (9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Glenelg High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 9.
Glenelg High is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,339 students, Glenelg High is larger than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe