Baltimore City Public Schools

Public school district · Baltimore city · Maryland · NCES district ID 2400090

Baltimore City Public Schools spent $22,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Maryland districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,114). Its 150 schools enrolled 76,292 students in 2024-25; 57.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,053 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 71% (Maryland: 85.8%).

Spending per student among Maryland's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Baltimore City Public Schools ranks 1.

Current spending per student, largest Maryland districts, FY23Baltimore City Public Schools $22,977; Prince George's County Public Schools $19,789; Montgomery County Public Schools $19,456; Howard County Public School System $19,256; Baltimore County Public Schools $18,666; Anne Arundel County Public Schools $17,624; Harford County Public Schools $17,493; Charles County Public Schools $17,415; Carroll County $16,548; Frederick County Public Schools $16,233; State median, 1,000+ students $18,114.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kBaltimore City Public Schools$22,977Prince George's County Public …$19,789Montgomery County Public Schoo…$19,456Howard County Public School Sy…$19,256Baltimore County Public Schools$18,666Anne Arundel County Public Sch…$17,624Harford County Public Schools$17,493Charles County Public Schools$17,415Carroll County$16,548Frederick County Public Schools$16,233State median, 1,000+ students $18,114
Current spending per student, largest Maryland districts, FY23Baltimore City Public Schools $22,977; Prince George's County Public Schools $19,789; Montgomery County Public Schools $19,456; Howard County Public School System $19,256; Baltimore County Public Schools $18,666; Anne Arundel County Public Schools $17,624; Harford County Public Schools $17,493; Charles County Public Schools $17,415; Carroll County $16,548; Frederick County Public Schools $16,233; State median, 1,000+ students $18,114.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kBaltimore City Public Schools$22,977Prince George's County Public Schoo…$19,789Montgomery County Public Schools$19,456Howard County Public School System$19,256Baltimore County Public Schools$18,666Anne Arundel County Public Schools$17,624Harford County Public Schools$17,493Charles County Public Schools$17,415Carroll County$16,548Frederick County Public Schools$16,233State median, 1,000+ students $18,114
Current spending per student, largest Maryland districts, FY23Baltimore City Public Schools $22,977; Prince George's County Public Schools $19,789; Montgomery County Public Schools $19,456; Howard County Public School System $19,256; Baltimore County Public Schools $18,666; Anne Arundel County Public Schools $17,624; Harford County Public Schools $17,493; Charles County Public Schools $17,415; Carroll County $16,548; Frederick County Public Schools $16,233; State median, 1,000+ students $18,114.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kBaltimore City Public Schools$22,977Prince George's County Public Schools$19,789Montgomery County Public Schools$19,456Howard County Public School System$19,256Baltimore County Public Schools$18,666Anne Arundel County Public Schools$17,624Harford County Public Schools$17,493Charles County Public Schools$17,415Carroll County$16,548Frederick County Public Schools$16,233State median, 1,000+ students $18,114
Current spending per student, largest Maryland districts, FY23Baltimore City Public Schools $22,977; Prince George's County Public Schools $19,789; Montgomery County Public Schools $19,456; Howard County Public School System $19,256; Baltimore County Public Schools $18,666; Anne Arundel County Public Schools $17,624; Harford County Public Schools $17,493; Charles County Public Schools $17,415; Carroll County $16,548; Frederick County Public Schools $16,233; State median, 1,000+ students $18,114.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kBaltimore City Public Schools$22,977Prince George's County Public Schools$19,789Montgomery County Public Schools$19,456Howard County Public School System$19,256Baltimore County Public Schools$18,666Anne Arundel County Public Schools$17,624Harford County Public Schools$17,493Charles County Public Schools$17,415Carroll County$16,548Frederick County Public Schools$16,233State median, 1,000+ students $18,114

Where the money came from

$2,061,215,000 in revenue: 57.7% state, 22.0% local and 20.2% federal. Total spending including $156,468,000 of capital outlay was $1,937,605,000, or $25,496 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Baltimore City Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,189,844,000; Local $454,484,000; Federal $416,887,000; total $2,061,215,000.
  • State$1,189,844,000 58%
  • Local$454,484,000 22%
  • Federal$416,887,000 20%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 24 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

75,995 students in 2022-23, 75,811 students in 2023-24, 76,292 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Baltimore City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 75,995, 2023-24: 75,811, 2024-25: 76,292020k40k60k80k2022-2375,9952023-2475,8112024-2576,292
Baltimore City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 75,995, 2023-24: 75,811, 2024-25: 76,292020k40k60k80k2022-2375,9952023-2475,8112024-2576,292
Baltimore City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 75,995, 2023-24: 75,811, 2024-25: 76,292020k40k60k80k2022-2375,9952023-2475,8112024-2576,292
Baltimore City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 75,995, 2023-24: 75,811, 2024-25: 76,292020k40k60k80k2022-2375,9952023-2475,8112024-2576,292

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375,9954830.515.7
2023-2475,8115001.115.2
2024-2576,2925192.114.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$402,439,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,296 per student

Baltimore City Public Schools booked $402,439,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 5,008 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $80,352 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 18 in 100 Maryland districts with a figure (state median $84,230, 23 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Maryland teacher salary at $75,766 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$258,331,00064.2%
Special education$67,351,00016.7%
Vocational$9,545,0002.4%
Other programs$67,212,00016.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,541 in 2018-19, $4,538 in 2019-20, $4,982 in 2020-21, $5,214 in 2021-22, $5,296 in 2022-23.

Baltimore City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,541, 2019-20: $4,538, 2020-21: $4,982, 2021-22: $5,214, 2022-23: $5,29602k4k6k2018-19$4,5412019-20$4,5382020-21$4,9822021-22$5,2142022-23$5,296
Baltimore City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,541, 2019-20: $4,538, 2020-21: $4,982, 2021-22: $5,214, 2022-23: $5,29602k4k6k2018-19$4,5412019-20$4,5382020-21$4,9822021-22$5,2142022-23$5,296
Baltimore City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,541, 2019-20: $4,538, 2020-21: $4,982, 2021-22: $5,214, 2022-23: $5,29602k4k6k2018-19$4,5412019-20$4,5382020-21$4,9822021-22$5,2142022-23$5,296
Baltimore City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,541, 2019-20: $4,538, 2020-21: $4,982, 2021-22: $5,214, 2022-23: $5,29602k4k6k2018-19$4,5412019-20$4,5382020-21$4,9822021-22$5,2142022-23$5,296

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Baltimore City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 8% in math, against 45.1% in reading and 24.6% in math across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMarylandStudents tested
Reading and language arts22%45.1%36,049
Math8%24.6%35,863

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

71% of the 5,294 students in Baltimore City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.8% across Maryland. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMaryland
Four-year graduation rate71%85.8%
Students in the class5,29467,829

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

109 elementary schools, 50,815 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
KIPP Harmony Academy1,39914.981.4%Schoolwide program
Roland Park Elementary/Middle1,37118.833.0%Not Title I
Lakeland Elementary/Middle1,07013.062.6%Schoolwide program
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle1,06112.157.5%Schoolwide program
Hampstead Hill Academy93319.940.1%Not Title I
The Belair-Edison School91115.187.2%Schoolwide program
Leith Walk Elementary/Middle91014.180.2%Schoolwide program
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #23789915.866.1%Schoolwide program
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle83415.986.9%Schoolwide program
Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle83113.662.3%Schoolwide program
Hamilton Elementary/Middle80115.061.4%Schoolwide program
Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle79916.577.8%Schoolwide program
The other 97 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mount Royal Elementary/Middle78616.563.5%Schoolwide program
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle77411.973.5%Schoolwide program
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle77312.174.0%Schoolwide program
Baltimore International Academy74914.770.5%Targeted program
Wildwood Elementary/Middle74317.785.9%Schoolwide program
Cross Country Elementary/Middle74016.475.5%Schoolwide program
Pimlico Elementary/Middle73217.482.5%Schoolwide program
Patterson Park Public Charter School73014.062.2%Schoolwide program
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle72218.140.0%Schoolwide program
Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle71714.366.4%Schoolwide program
Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle70618.176.1%Schoolwide program
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle70515.782.6%Schoolwide program
Moravia Park Elementary65512.182.9%Schoolwide program
Holabird Academy65012.174.9%Schoolwide program
Northwood Elementary64117.176.4%Schoolwide program
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership63614.582.4%Schoolwide program
Glenmount Elementary/Middle62813.875.2%Schoolwide program
Fallstaff Elementary/Middle61114.259.2%Schoolwide program
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School60419.553.6%Targeted program
James McHenry Elementary/Middle58813.789.5%Schoolwide program
Montebello Elementary/Middle54216.288.6%Schoolwide program
Waverly Elementary/Middle53414.482.2%Schoolwide program
Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle53219.040.4%Not Title I
Arlington Elementary52916.381.1%Schoolwide program
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle52414.082.4%Schoolwide program
The Mount Washington School51620.241.5%Not Title I
Beechfield Elementary/Middle51017.087.8%Schoolwide program
Hampden Elementary/Middle50816.944.1%Schoolwide program
Woodhome Elementary/Middle49619.573.6%Schoolwide program
Tunbridge Public Charter School49319.042.8%Not Title I
Franklin Square Elementary/Middle49015.186.5%Schoolwide program
Medfield Heights Elementary48519.437.9%Not Title I
City Springs Elementary/Middle48314.088.2%Schoolwide program
North Bend Elementary/Middle48216.677.2%Schoolwide program
Curtis Bay Elementary47011.671.3%Schoolwide program
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle45114.370.3%Schoolwide program
Dorothy I. Height Elementary43514.588.3%Schoolwide program
Harford Heights Elementary43512.887.4%Schoolwide program
Arundel Elementary43413.287.8%Schoolwide program
Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy43316.792.8%Schoolwide program
Mary E. Rodman Elementary43113.786.5%Schoolwide program
William Paca Elementary41411.260.1%Schoolwide program
Furley Elementary41012.685.1%Schoolwide program
Govans Elementary41013.469.3%Schoolwide program
Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy41013.795.1%Schoolwide program
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #21540511.363.7%Schoolwide program
Harlem Park Elementary/Middle40213.493.5%Schoolwide program
Park Heights Academy39013.790.0%Schoolwide program
Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle37615.384.6%Schoolwide program
Barclay Elementary/Middle37313.682.3%Schoolwide program
Southwest Baltimore Charter School36313.281.3%Schoolwide program
Cecil Elementary34815.885.1%Schoolwide program
Empowerment Academy34411.579.7%Schoolwide program
Liberty Elementary33514.986.3%Schoolwide program
Clay Hill Public Charter School33512.960.3%Targeted program
Abbottston Elementary33013.581.8%Schoolwide program
Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle32012.374.1%Schoolwide program
Frederick Elementary32016.088.8%Schoolwide program
Violetville Elementary/Middle30218.379.5%Schoolwide program
Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary30014.693.7%Schoolwide program
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou29618.592.2%Schoolwide program
Rosemont Elementary/Middle29415.590.1%Schoolwide program
Yorkwood Elementary29414.382.0%Schoolwide program
Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle28714.084.0%Schoolwide program
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy28512.756.1%Schoolwide program
Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle27214.777.6%Schoolwide program
Johnston Square Elementary27116.494.5%Schoolwide program
Sinclair Lane Elementary26913.586.6%Schoolwide program
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary26611.170.3%Schoolwide program
Hilton Elementary25812.386.4%Schoolwide program
Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle25210.386.5%Schoolwide program
Westport Academy25110.792.8%Schoolwide program
City Neighbors Hamilton25017.238.4%Not Title I
Wolfe Street Academy24410.676.2%Schoolwide program
Billie Holiday Elementary24211.086.0%Schoolwide program
Baltimore International Academy West23913.374.1%Targeted program
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary23616.995.8%Schoolwide program
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle23513.460.0%Schoolwide program
Callaway Elementary23114.485.3%Schoolwide program
City Neighbors Charter School23114.954.1%Schoolwide program
Collington Square Elementary/Middle23015.989.6%Schoolwide program
Gardenville Elementary22913.583.0%Schoolwide program
Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle21815.082.1%Schoolwide program
Creative City Public Charter School21016.881.9%Schoolwide program
Gwynns Falls Elementary20110.684.6%Schoolwide program
Robert W. Coleman Elementary20113.491.5%Schoolwide program
Matthew A. Henson Elementary19915.985.9%Schoolwide program
Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary18913.081.5%Schoolwide program
Midtown Academy18415.370.1%Targeted program
New Song Academy18214.087.4%Schoolwide program
Belmont Elementary17715.490.4%Schoolwide program
The Green School of Baltimore16214.132.7%Not Title I
George Washington Elementary13712.582.5%Schoolwide program
Edgewood Elementary1349.988.8%Schoolwide program
Lakewood Elementary948.573.4%Schoolwide program
Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle332.875.8%Not Title I
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle232.682.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

8 middle schools, 2,424 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle51315.192.6%Schoolwide program
Katherine Johnson Global Academy47315.590.5%Schoolwide program
Vanguard Collegiate Middle31314.285.6%Schoolwide program
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys30315.278.9%Schoolwide program
Stadium School25915.286.1%Schoolwide program
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School20914.982.8%Schoolwide program
Booker T. Washington Middle1929.195.3%Schoolwide program
The Crossroads School16211.674.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

32 high schools, 22,886 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High1,71414.879.2%Schoolwide program
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute1,63219.247.8%Not Title I
Baltimore City College1,47018.652.1%Not Title I
Digital Harbor High School1,35915.675.3%Schoolwide program
Patterson High1,33015.167.8%Schoolwide program
Western High1,29016.872.8%Schoolwide program
Paul Laurence Dunbar High1,08718.177.7%Not Title I
Carver Vocational-Technical High1,04117.286.4%Schoolwide program
Forest Park High1,02416.375.1%Schoolwide program
Academy for College and Career Exploration96714.479.1%Schoolwide program
Edmondson-Westside High91015.379.8%Schoolwide program
Green Street Academy80817.684.3%Schoolwide program
The other 20 high schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
National Academy Foundation80113.464.0%Schoolwide program
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove78615.163.7%Schoolwide program
The Reach! Partnership School72415.784.4%Schoolwide program
Frederick Douglass High53911.786.5%Schoolwide program
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School52316.688.7%Schoolwide program
Baltimore Design School50313.175.9%Schoolwide program
Reginald F. Lewis High48116.079.8%Schoolwide program
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women46611.782.6%Schoolwide program
Bard High School Early College45915.065.4%Schoolwide program
Coppin Academy45016.783.8%Schoolwide program
Baltimore School for the Arts44315.824.2%Not Title I
City Neighbors High41613.670.7%Schoolwide program
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy38616.887.3%Schoolwide program
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts33713.592.6%Schoolwide program
Achievement Academy at Harbor City High31417.989.5%Not Title I
Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High26415.592.8%Not Title I
Renaissance Academy24110.794.2%Schoolwide program
Claremont School462.682.6%Not Title I
Eager Street Academy454.557.8%Not Title I
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy301.886.7%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 167 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
William S. Baer School1675.685.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

New Era Academy

High school in Baltimore; 287 students; 22.1 students per teacher.

Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary

School in Baltimore; 186 students; 12.0 students per teacher.

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West

School in Baltimore; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 180 students; 9.5 students per teacher.

Steuart Hill Academic Academy

School in Baltimore; 139 students; 14.6 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Baltimore City Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Baltimore City Public Schools

  1. Maryland districts by spending per studentBaltimore City Public Schools ranks 2 of 24 Maryland districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,977).#2 of 24
  2. Every school district in MarylandBaltimore City Public Schools is the number 5 by size of 25 Maryland districts, with 75,995 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#5 of 25
  3. Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsThe next larger Maryland district: 84,452 students in fall 2022, $17,624 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,624
  4. Howard County Public School SystemThe next smaller Maryland district: 57,676 students in fall 2022, $19,256 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,256
  5. Compare Baltimore City Public Schools with Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High, its largest high school1,714 students in 2024-25, 14.8 per teacher.1,714
  7. Teacher salary spending across MarylandBaltimore City Public Schools spent $80,352 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,230); spending, not a salary.$80,352
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Baltimore City Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Baltimore City Public Schools?
    150 schools were open in 2024-25 (109 elementary, 8 middle, 32 high, 1 other), enrolling 76,292 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Baltimore City Public Schools spend per student?
    $22,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Maryland median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,114 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,053 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Baltimore City Public Schools' money come from?
    $2,061,215,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.7% state, 22.0% local and 20.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Baltimore City Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 18,731 of the 84,450 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Baltimore City Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $402,439,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,296 per student. Divided by the 5,008 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $80,352 per teacher, more than 18 in 100 Maryland districts (state median $84,230). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Maryland teacher salary at $75,766 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Baltimore City Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Baltimore City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 8% in math, against 45.1% in reading and 24.6% in math across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Baltimore City Public Schools?
    71% of the 5,294 students in Baltimore City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.8% across Maryland. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Baltimore City Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2400090. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25