Kenwood High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Baltimore, Maryland

Kenwood High in Baltimore, Maryland enrolled 1,900 students in 2024-25 with 123.0 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Maryland high-school median of 16.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 76% (Maryland: 85.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

1,908 students in 2022-23, 1,963 students in 2023-24, 1,900 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 115.0 to 123.0.

Students enrolled at Kenwood High by school year2022-23: 1,908, 2023-24: 1,963, 2024-25: 1,90005001k1.5k2k2022-231,9082023-241,9632024-251,900
Students enrolled at Kenwood High by school year2022-23: 1,908, 2023-24: 1,963, 2024-25: 1,90005001k1.5k2k2022-231,9082023-241,9632024-251,900
Students enrolled at Kenwood High by school year2022-23: 1,908, 2023-24: 1,963, 2024-25: 1,90005001k1.5k2k2022-231,9082023-241,9632024-251,900
Students enrolled at Kenwood High by school year2022-23: 1,908, 2023-24: 1,963, 2024-25: 1,90005001k1.5k2k2022-231,9082023-241,9632024-251,900
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,908115.016.6
2023-241,963129.715.1
2024-251,900123.015.4

15.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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; Kenwood High 15.4; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherKenwood High 15.4state median 16.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maryland high schools, 2024-25216 values from 3.2 to 22.1; Kenwood High 15.4; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherKenwood High 15.4state median 16.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maryland high schools, 2024-25216 values from 3.2 to 22.1; Kenwood High 15.4; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherKenwood High 15.4state median 16.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maryland high schools, 2024-25216 values from 3.2 to 22.1; Kenwood High 15.4; state median 16.3.0102030students per full-time teacherKenwood High 15.4state 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).

15 AP courses and one counselor per 329 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kenwood High enrolled 1,809 students and had 5.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 204 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses15
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.5, one per 329 of the 1,809 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions204
  • Chronically absent62.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.7% of students were Black, 27.4% White, 22.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black40.7%
  2. White27.4%
  3. Hispanic22.3%
  4. Two or more races6.6%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  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 Kenwood High scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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, 2021-2240‑44%40%45.1%
Math, 2022-2312%20% (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

76% of the 465 students in Kenwood 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 rate76%85%85.8%
Students in the class4658,68567,829

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 Baltimore

51 public high schools in Baltimore report 2024-25 enrollment; Kenwood High is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dundalk High2,08715.659.1%
Perry Hall High2,01217.140.7%
Woodlawn High1,92216.058.2%
Kenwood High1,90015.460.6%
Parkville High1,87713.849.7%
Catonsville High1,73517.436.9%
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High1,71414.879.2%
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute1,63219.247.8%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kenwood High

  1. Eastern Technical High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 1,330 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Rosedale CenterThe next nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 108 students, 3.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Kenwood High with Eastern Technical High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Baltimore County Public Schools spends per student$18,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,666
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandKenwood High is the number 39 by size of 230 Maryland high schools open in 2024-25.#39 of 230
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 16.3 for high schools.15.4:1
  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 Kenwood High

  1. How many students attend Kenwood High?
    1,900 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,908 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Baltimore, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenwood High?
    15.4 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 Kenwood High a Title I school?
    Kenwood High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Kenwood High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kenwood High scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 Kenwood High?
    76% of the 465 students in Kenwood 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 Kenwood High in?
    Baltimore County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240012000412 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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