Northwood High vs Walter Johnson High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Northwood High Walter Johnson High
Location Silver Spring, MD Bethesda, MD
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,654 3,016
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.2:1 18.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 58.3% 16.5%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Northwood High Walter Johnson High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,473 $20,473
District Montgomery County Public Schools Montgomery County Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Northwood High Walter Johnson High
White 10.5% 44.7%
African American 23.3% 15.9%
Hispanic or Latino 59.8% 19.2%
Asian 3.8% 13.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Multiracial 2.4% 6.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Northwood High Walter Johnson High
AP Courses Offered 19 32
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 204.2:1 262.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 46.9% 15.3%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 6
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.