Harford Technical High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bel Air, Maryland

Harford Technical High in Bel Air, Maryland enrolled 954 students in 2024-25 with 57.8 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Maryland high-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Maryland: 85.8%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

979 students in 2022-23, 983 students in 2023-24, 954 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.7 to 57.8.

Students enrolled at Harford Technical High by school year2022-23: 979, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 95402505007501k2022-239792023-249832024-25954
Students enrolled at Harford Technical High by school year2022-23: 979, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 95402505007501k2022-239792023-249832024-25954
Students enrolled at Harford Technical High by school year2022-23: 979, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 95402505007501k2022-239792023-249832024-25954
Students enrolled at Harford Technical High by school year2022-23: 979, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 95402505007501k2022-239792023-249832024-25954
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2397962.715.6
2023-2498360.016.4
2024-2595457.816.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Maryland high schools

Among the 216 Maryland high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland high schools, 2024-25216 values from 3.2 to 22.1; Harford Technical High 16.5; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherHarford Technical High 16.5state median 16.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maryland high schools, 2024-25216 values from 3.2 to 22.1; Harford Technical High 16.5; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherHarford Technical High 16.5state median 16.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maryland high schools, 2024-25216 values from 3.2 to 22.1; Harford Technical High 16.5; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherHarford Technical High 16.5state median 16.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maryland high schools, 2024-25216 values from 3.2 to 22.1; Harford Technical High 16.5; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherHarford Technical High 16.5state median 16.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 496 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harford Technical High enrolled 991 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 42 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 496 of the 991 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions42
  • Chronically absent14.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.0% of students were White, 14.3% Black, 6.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White71.0%
  2. Black14.3%
  3. Hispanic6.6%
  4. Two or more races4.9%
  5. Asian2.6%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Harford Technical High scored proficient or above: 75% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2275%50%45.1%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%27% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 227 students in Harford Technical High's 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 schoolIts districtMaryland
Four-year graduation rate96%91%85.8%
Students in the class2272,71667,829

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

High schools in Bel Air

4 public high schools in Bel Air report 2024-25 enrollment; Harford Technical High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bel Air High1,34115.521.0%
C. Milton Wright High1,29116.223.6%
Harford Technical High95416.518.2%
Patterson Mill High School83917.021.7%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harford Technical High

  1. C. Milton Wright HighThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 1,291 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Bel Air HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.8 miles away: 1,341 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Harford Technical High with C. Milton Wright HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harford County Public Schools spends per student$17,493 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,493
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandHarford Technical High is the number 146 by size of 230 Maryland high schools open in 2024-25.#146 of 230
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 16.3 for high schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harford Technical High

  1. How many students attend Harford Technical High?
    954 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 979 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bel Air, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harford Technical High?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for high schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harford Technical High a Title I school?
    Harford Technical High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harford Technical High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Harford Technical High scored proficient or above: 75% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Harford Technical High?
    96% of the 227 students in Harford Technical High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.8% across Maryland. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Harford Technical High in?
    Harford County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240039000694 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22