Seneca Valley High vs Walter Johnson High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Seneca Valley High Walter Johnson High
Location Germantown, MD Bethesda, MD
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 2,409 3,016
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.5:1 18.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 50.8% 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 Seneca Valley 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 Seneca Valley High Walter Johnson High
White 11.4% 44.7%
African American 37.1% 15.9%
Hispanic or Latino 35.8% 19.2%
Asian 11.2% 13.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 4.4% 6.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Seneca Valley High Walter Johnson High
AP Courses Offered 10 32
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 344.1:1 262.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 30.2% 15.3%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 12 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.